This morning, Phil Schiller took the stage at what proved to be Apple’s last Macworld keynote. These lines by T.S. Elliot line comes to mind:
This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper.
Yesterday, I posted my predictions. As usual, I was over-zealous. Most years, most Mac users are disappointed after Macworld because of the hype that is built up in the weeks before the keynote. In fact, historically, Apple’s stock sinks like a rock in the hours after the keynote because the rumors didn’t come true.
Here’s a quick run down on how I did:
Preview of Snow Leopard: - 90% Chance of Happening - WRONG A Revised Mac mini - 90% Chance of Happening - WRONG A Revised iMac - 75% Chance of Happening - WRONG Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro - 75% Chance of Happening - CORRECT I said yesterday that I would be okay with an non-removal battery if Apple did something to achieve crazy-good battery life. They did. iWork & iLife 09 - CORRECT iWork now has some elements in the cloud, so correct there, too. But I bombed the release date. iPhone Nano - 40% Chance of Happening - WRONG, THANKFULLY iPhone OS Updates - 40% Chance of Happening - WRONG Mac Pro Refresh - 30% Chance of Happening - WRONG, BUT SOON, CORRECT Mac NetBook - 10% Chance of Happening - STILL NO NETBOOK Mac Tablet - 1% Chance of Happening - I MEAN, COME ON. THIS AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN
Note: You can watch the whole thing via QuickTime here.