“Many are claiming that on October 14, 2008, along with new Macbooks and/or Macbook Pros, Apple will be releasing another product coded-named ‘brick,” David W. Martin reports for Mac|Life.
“We think the best guess so far is the one at macenstein.com. Apple’s ‘brick’ target is Microsoft and Windows. After all, what better tool to break Windows than a ‘brick?’ We believe Macenstein may have solved the riddle. The actually ‘brick’ has nothing to do with a device – it’s about changes in Apple products that will make them irresistible,” Martin reports. “What’s that you say? For most of us that’s already true, but what about the rest of the world?”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Note: “We will be delivering state-of-the-art new products that I cannot discuss today that our competitors will not be able to match.” – Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer, July 21, 2008
“That image of expensive elitist devices for a bunch of highky snob people is still very powerful, at least in Europe.” And in America too, at least for some Mac users. Where’s the built-in memory card reader, up-to-date graphics, optional hardware like HDMI and Blu-ray, decent screens in Apple laptops, etc.? If mainstream Windows-based PCs can offer the latest in computer hardware, why can’t Macs?
A phone call from a software developer in Guadelajara informed me that software developers at 1 Infinite Loop are spreading rumors that not only will the new Macbooks allow Boot Camp, but have integrated emulation code for other software – ie: Windows Smashed. No need for Parallels.
Hence the rejection to incorporate Microsoft Office ’08. Hence the ‘Brick.’
He can’t confirm the rumors.
cheers
I just hope it comes before the 14th of october, and i just hope this is all true.