MacWorld Hype Predictions
I can’t help it. My predictions for the ever-anticipated MacWorld San Francisco are as follows:
- Quark Express for Mac OS X will finally be unveiled.
- A tablet-based iMac-esque device geared towards artists and creative types will surprise everyone, putting the rumors about the discontinued 17-inch iMac to rest and breathing new life into inkWell.
- The Switch campaign will be deemed a success as a result of some solid figures, but the 2003 campaign will focus on the “switching” of businesses instead of individual users.
- Tim O’Reilly will announce that his much-loved company is standardizing on a network utilizing XServe and Mac OS X.
- The retail stores will be deemed a success as a result of some solid figures.
- A higher capacity iPod will be presented with a jazzier interface and the ability to be used both on Windows and Mac simultaneously, effectively eliminating the need to buy for each platform
- A PowerMac G5 will be announced but not made available until late 2003 (Seeing as this was number two on my list last year, I’d be out of my mind to really believe it).
- Lots of attitude will most certainly prevail.
