Thursday, January 4, 2007 |
14:25 - Re-vulcanize my tires, post-haste!
http://stevenf.com/2007/01/wherein_i_predict_the_future.php
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Steven Frank's got a very entertaining and highly sensible set of thoughts on the upcoming Macworld announcements, including the (slim to vanishing) possibilities of Mac Tablets and ApplePhones. The latter inspires such gems as:
The other problem with the cell phone market is it is designed from the top of the food chain down to screw you, the customer. Some enterprising Korean company makes an awesome cell phone, an American carrier picks up the exclusive rights to carry it, strips off half the features because they might interfere with selling you 30 second ringtones for $2.50, lock it to their network, and make you sign a two-year contract to get one.
How do you see this fitting with Apple's established retail experience?
Apple's about "the whole widget" and I can't imagine them making you suffer some idiot at a Cingular store who can't figure out which data plan you need, but it's probably this one 'cause he heard that MACs have a problem with this other one because MACs don't use TCP/IP networks or DNS and you have to use the AppleTalk Chooser or something I dunno Gary the Apple Guy should be back after lunch but check out this awesome RAZR.
Hee.
What? My predictions for Macworld, you ask? Hell if I know. I suspect, though, that it will be something entirely new and previously unrumored, like the iPod was when it first appeared. Something nobody will have seen coming, and that Slashdot will poo-poo, and that Paul Thurott and Rob Enderle will ridicule, and that Apple will sell a billion of.
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