Comments on: Rumor Mill: New iPods, Power-series. http://theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:11:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Stefan Engeseth http://theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3734 Stefan Engeseth Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:59:12 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3734 A new iPod model? http://blog.detectivemarketing.com/2005/10/ipod-dance-nonstop-music-solution-with.html A new iPod model?
http://blog.detectivemarketing.com/2005/10/ipod-dance-nonstop-music-solution-with.html

]]> By: MHC-in-the-box » Think Secret says no iPod Video http://theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3735 MHC-in-the-box » Think Secret says no iPod Video Fri, 07 Oct 2005 22:09:35 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3735 [...] even be very old news… Well The Apple Blog posted about this Think Secret article, Rumor Mill: New iPods, Power-series. Think Secret says [...] [...] even be very old news… Well The Apple Blog posted about this Think Secret article, Rumor Mill: New iPods, Power-series. Think Secret says [...]

]]> By: Dan http://theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3732 Dan Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:15:37 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3732 One point that TOTALLY slipped my mind when I was writing this post was the fact that Apple is trying to keep their sales from stagnating because of consumer anticipation for the Intel Macs. Personally, I would rather have a dual proc. dual core PPC PowerMac than a first gen. PowerMacintel, but that's just me. Anyway, the point is, that there has been no excitement about the Power lines for a good long while, and with a good six months before the Intel macs ship, Apple has to make sure that they have cash on hand. One point that TOTALLY slipped my mind when I was writing this post was the fact that Apple is trying to keep their sales from stagnating because of consumer anticipation for the Intel Macs. Personally, I would rather have a dual proc. dual core PPC PowerMac than a first gen. PowerMacintel, but that’s just me. Anyway, the point is, that there has been no excitement about the Power lines for a good long while, and with a good six months before the Intel macs ship, Apple has to make sure that they have cash on hand.

]]> By: Stefan http://theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3731 Stefan Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:14:01 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3731 why don´t make a new iPod model? “iPod dance” – A nonstop music solution with a perpetual battery Consumers are complaining about the battery on Apple’s new iPod Nano. The cost of bad publicity can be astronomical when it makes headlines in Business Week and BBC. Here is ONE simple idea how Apple can change bad headlines to good – by dancing! why don´t make a new iPod model?
“iPod dance” – A nonstop music solution with a perpetual battery

Consumers are complaining about the battery on Apple’s new iPod Nano. The cost of bad publicity can be astronomical when it makes headlines in Business Week and BBC. Here is ONE simple idea how Apple can change bad headlines to good – by dancing!

]]> By: Frank Bruno http://theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3733 Frank Bruno Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:08:20 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2005/10/05/rumor-mill-new-ipods-power-series/#comment-3733 That's a good point, though I think the main reasons to move the product announcements away from MW are (1) to prevent demand from drying up in the weeks before, and (2) so that Steve doesn't feel obligated to pull a rabbit out of his hat at precise 6-month intervals. And it begs the question: Why PowerMacs? If they're going to get a speed bump (or even dual-core support), isn't that the kind of thing that can just be handled via a press release? Why a special event? If the idea of the "special event" is to increase awareness among Joe Consumer, I fail to see why a PowerMac G5 would be on the agenda. Apple doesn't sell many G5 towers, and the ones it does don't usually go to Joe, since he can buy 6 Mac minis for the price of one high-end G5 tower, and probably wouldn't notice the speed difference. I hate to be wrong about these things, but when's the last time Apple had a special event to announce a (relatively minor) speed bump? I'm not saying we're definitely gonna get an iTVS out of the thing. I think TS has a great point about the need for more tech infrastructure (easy way to get existing DVDs onto the computer, etc.). But I gotta think that there's going to be something "special" to announce at this special event. That’s a good point, though I think the main reasons to move the product announcements away from MW are (1) to prevent demand from drying up in the weeks before, and (2) so that Steve doesn’t feel obligated to pull a rabbit out of his hat at precise 6-month intervals.

And it begs the question: Why PowerMacs? If they’re going to get a speed bump (or even dual-core support), isn’t that the kind of thing that can just be handled via a press release? Why a special event? If the idea of the “special event” is to increase awareness among Joe Consumer, I fail to see why a PowerMac G5 would be on the agenda. Apple doesn’t sell many G5 towers, and the ones it does don’t usually go to Joe, since he can buy 6 Mac minis for the price of one high-end G5 tower, and probably wouldn’t notice the speed difference.

I hate to be wrong about these things, but when’s the last time Apple had a special event to announce a (relatively minor) speed bump?

I’m not saying we’re definitely gonna get an iTVS out of the thing. I think TS has a great point about the need for more tech infrastructure (easy way to get existing DVDs onto the computer, etc.). But I gotta think that there’s going to be something “special” to announce at this special event.

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