Off-the-chart Macs in the pipeline

kaidomac · kaidomac #1 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 04:35 PM

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He [Jobs] then talked about iPhone in relation to the rest of Apple's business. Steve described it as trying to put the third leg onto a chair with only two legs. The first leg is the Mac business, which Steve addressed by saying that they have the "best Macs" in the new product pipeline ever right now, and that the stuff coming out in the next year is "off the charts." Wow, sounds juicy.

PapaNoHair · PapaNoHair #2 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by kaidomac

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I, like probably everyone else on this forum, cannot wait!

kaidomac · kaidomac #3 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by PapaNoHair

I, like probably everyone else on this forum, cannot wait!

Hehe, it's not specific in the least but it is very heartening. Apple has a lot of good things on their plate right now. The iPhone is going to be a huge step forward for the cell phone industry and there are all kinds of good things going on with computer hardware - terabyte hard drives, quad-core chips, 3D and touchscreen technology, etc. Newer, slimmer, faster, better. Yay!

fleurya · fleurya #4 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 10:25 PM

meh, it's a big marketing statement that says little more than the obvious. Of course newer products are going to be better. As for "off the charts" we'll see. I don't really think the iPhone has "revolutionized the phone".

kaidomac · kaidomac #5 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by fleurya

meh, it's a big marketing statement that says little more than the obvious. Of course newer products are going to be better. As for "off the charts" we'll see. I don't really think the iPhone has "revolutionized the phone".

I think it's revolutionized the usability of the cell phone.

eric · eric #6 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 11:04 PM

ma bell break-up
touch-tone dialing
cordless
caller id
cellular

those were revolutions

everything else is evolution.

giulio · giulio #7 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 11:46 PM

I think it's so cool that Max Smart's shoe-phone has a rotary dial =)

eric · eric #8 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 11:48 PM

there's not much about maxwell smart that wasn't super cool.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #9 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by giulio

I think it's so cool that Max Smart's shoe-phone has a rotary dial =)

I loved that shoe phone! So cool.

Interstellar · Interstellar #10 (**permalink**)

06-28-2007, 11:56 PM

"He said that when the Mac first came out, people talked about how some day, every computer would work that way..."

A little history lesson if you guys don't mind -

What was he refering to, and what was the real big difference in 1984?

kaidomac · kaidomac #11 (**permalink**)

06-29-2007, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Interstellar

"He said that when the Mac first came out, people talked about how some day, every computer would work that way..."

A little history lesson if you guys don't mind -

What was he refering to, and what was the real big difference?

I would assume that he's referring to the point-and-click interface. Everything else used command line, which geeks loved but "normal" people feared. A nice GUI where you could click to open folders instead having to remember a command was a big change for computer users. Of course, every other operating system went on to adopt this system. Hopefully the usability for cell phones will increase due to the iPhone.

homer_j · homer_j #12 (**permalink**)

06-29-2007, 03:55 AM

revolution: A dramatic and wide reaching change in the way something works or is organised or in peoples ideas about it.

evolution: the gradual development of something.

Is it possible that the iPhone is an evolutionary revolution?? hmmm I need to sit down - my head hurts!

fleurya #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 18, 2006 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 4,876 Mac Specs: 27" iMac 2.7GHz Core i5, iPhone 4S, 3rd gen iPad	06-28-2007, 10:25 PM meh, it's a big marketing statement that says little more than the obvious. Of course newer products are going to be better. As for "off the charts" we'll see. I don't really think the iPhone has "revolutionized the phone". "Give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others"
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eric #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2006 Location: twin cities, mn, usa Posts: 8,800	06-28-2007, 11:04 PM ma bell break-up touch-tone dialing cordless caller id cellular those were revolutions everything else is evolution. Please participate in our Member of the Month polls. Every vote counts! And remember to use the user reputation system! ["Dear Homer, I. O. U. one emergency donut. Signed, Homer." - Note by Homer Simpson]
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giulio #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 19, 2007 Location: NY USA Posts: 1,813 Mac Specs: iMac 5.1 \| iMac 7.1 \| iPod Touch \| iPod Nano	06-28-2007, 11:46 PM I think it's so cool that Max Smart's shoe-phone has a rotary dial =) Freelance Web Development schweb This has to be one of the best threads ever in MF history... Cherokee This gets my vote for most innovative thread on Mac-Forums... ever.
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eric #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 04, 2006 Location: twin cities, mn, usa Posts: 8,800	06-28-2007, 11:48 PM there's not much about maxwell smart that wasn't super cool. Please participate in our Member of the Month polls. Every vote counts! And remember to use the user reputation system! ["Dear Homer, I. O. U. one emergency donut. Signed, Homer." - Note by Homer Simpson]
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Interstellar #10 (permalink)
Member Since: May 09, 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 111 Mac Specs: 24" iMac 2.4 Ghz 4GB RAM 320GB HD, 15" Macbook Pro 2.53 Ghz 4GB RAM 320 GB HDD	06-28-2007, 11:56 PM "He said that when the Mac first came out, people talked about how some day, every computer would work that way..." A little history lesson if you guys don't mind - What was he refering to, and what was the real big difference in 1984? Last edited by Interstellar; 06-29-2007 at 12:08 AM.
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homer_j #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 26, 2005 Location: Lancashire UK Posts: 454 Mac Specs: MBP 15 inch 1.83. iBook G4.	06-29-2007, 03:55 AM revolution: A dramatic and wide reaching change in the way something works or is organised or in peoples ideas about it. evolution: the gradual development of something. Is it possible that the iPhone is an evolutionary revolution?? hmmm I need to sit down - my head hurts! Just the road and my MBP.. wohoo.. No wireless networks - DOH! Oh well, wheres my ipod! :headphone
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