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Rumor Has It: New iMacs and MacBooks Coming Just in Time for Windows 7

Written on September 16, 2009 by Darrell Etherington and 28 people have commented

Apple beat Microsoft to market in terms of new operating systems (although “new” doesn’t really apply in the case of either 10.6 or Windows 7), but that means Microsoft will have the spotlight uncontested when it launches Windows 7 on Oct. 22. That’s why one research firm, Wedge Partners, is predicting new MacBook and iMac [...]

Rumor: The Billion Dollar Tablet

Written on August 07, 2009 by Charles Jade and 19 people have commented

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes the rumored Apple tablet will be much more than a lifestyle product for the presbyopic generation. Instead, Munster expects as many as two million tablets could be sold in 2010, generating an estimated 1.2 billion in revenue.
Via Apple 2.0, Munster’s latest research also predicts a 2010 release. “Last week [...]

Apple Could Drop iPhone to $99, Destroy Competition

Written on October 27, 2008 by Darrell Etherington and 18 people have commented

Oh those crazy analysts. Always making predictions and playing fast and loose with our emotions. Consider, for instance, the latest tidbit from Needham Research’s Charlie Wolf. According to Wolf, it is well within Apple’s power to offer the 8GB iPhone at the very attractive price point of $99, after contract subsidy.
This would see iPhone pricing [...]