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November 22, 2006

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Top Secret Leopard Predictions

Posted Nov. 22, ’06, 12:04 PM PT by Pat Nakajima
Category | Apple » Humor

Steve SecretWith Macworld 2007 fast approaching, most of us Mac writers have hung up signs at our desks that read: Gone speculatin’. It’s really a fine line that one treads when attempting to predict our favorite computer company’s next move. Being too conservative doesn’t get the glory if the predictions turn out to be true, yet nobody wants to be the traffic-mongering lunatic.

It is with these considerations in mind that I present to you my top predictions for the Steve Jobs keynote:

  • An announcement that the whole compatibility plan was myopic, misguided, and generall regarded as a failure in Cupertino. As a result, iCal 3 will make use of an eight day week, with “Steveday” being placed between Saturday and Sunday
  • The iPod will adopt support for the PlaysForSure DRM scheme. After all, Microsoft has abandoned it, and Steve reportedly “…just can’t stand to see a piece of good software gone wrong.”
  • Vectors. Lots and lots of vectors.
And the One More Thing? Stay Tuned…


3 Comments

Ben said:

"With Macworld 2006 fast approaching"

Macworld 2007.

November 22, 2006 1:12 PM
David said:

What would be neat to see would be the development of Boot Camp to something more like the WINE project. Basically the same idea as opening classic applications in ppc Mac's, but for ones compiled for windows.

We already have resolution independence so...

New GUI? I might be in the minority here, but I'm tired of Aqua and brushed metal, so something along the lines of iTunes 7 would suit me just fine. Heck, anything that has the functionality of OS 9 would be great.

November 22, 2006 4:45 PM
Inkling Author Profile Page said:

I second the suggestion about Apple supporting WINE/Codeweavers. It provides Windows compatibility without the high cost or security risks of Windows. For most Mac users, who need to run only one or two Windows applications, it's a much better idea.

Apple should pay particular attention to raising the WINE status of FrameMaker from Bronze to Gold. Since Adobe dropped Mac FM, it's virtually the only major Windows product that doesn't have a Mac equivalent and no Classic on Intel Macs means no FM for Mac users. For long and complex documents, FM simply can't be beat.

Even better, Apple could encourage and help Adobe to upgrade FM for NeXT to run under OS X.

November 26, 2006 8:30 PM

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