Scobleizer wasn't wrong about products at WWDC; this just wasn't the right time

Billy K - I understand the fact that "Mac" is not an acronym. I was putting the emphasis on "MAC" by putting it in CAPS (when I probably should have used italics) because the fact is this: most of the people who wanted to see some hot new gadget couldn't give a damn about Apple as a company or the increase in market share of OS X. They don't even use OS X. They're people who watch from affar and own an iPod and now all of a sudden think they have some stake in what happens to the company.

Bottom line -- they did the right thing this week by the developers. And Scoble can keep the rumors coming. They make things interesting. And maybe he wasn't wrong. How many times have we read later that a product was in the slide deck at MacWorld and then a few weeks before the show, they decide to pull it?

Can anybody here wildly speculate on when the next generation of MacBookPros will come out? Late October maybe? I REALLY want one, but I don't want to buy a 1st gen model when the next generation gets closer every day.

Why is everyone so concerned? Considering the amount of hype and expectation, I wouldn't be supprised to see a "One More Thing" announcement coming within the next couple weeks.

This makes perfect sense considering this is the WWDC and not the best place to introduce the new consumer products.

Wow, BillyK thinks its been a disappointing year or two for an Apple fan? No wonder he was "disappointed.

Someone needs a Time Machine.

If you're a Mac user, you know it's not an acronym.

(Just sayin' is all...)

Why is everybody hopping down David's throat? Scoble made the claims of reports. Just because they didn't release this week the world's coming to an end? David's just rationalizing the possible scenarios surrounding why products might have been held back.

True Mac supporters wouldn't just be looking for the next widget with an Apple logo. I'm as excited about Apple branded products as the next guy, but if you're a MAC user, aren't you happy to see that this week was dedicated towards the folks who develop all of the software that we use? After all, they've been loyal! First they need to completely move away from OS 9 to OS X. Then they need to migrate again from OS X on G4/G5 to Intel.

Forget about the sleepover, what about my stock price? It was finally on an upward tear again after the disastrous "boombox & leather cases" media event threw it into a downward plunge. No surprise new products at WWDC = stock falls again.

Come on Apple, unleash some new goodies. I'd be happy to cash out some shares and buy all your latest gadgets - but I'd like to see $85+ again first...

Not only would ANYBODY who has an unclouded memory of at least a year know that there wouldn't be a bunch of new gadgets at a WWDC, but I would go even further and say that it would be a mistake for Apple to release something like an iPhone or an iPod at WWDC. (And, no, not EVERYBODY in the Mac fan community was predicting that they would.)

Why? Mac developers are people who are dedicated to developing for the Mac as a serious alternative to Windows. With incredible iPod sales as evidence, a lot of people are saying Apple is going to eventually get out of the computer business and become a consumer electronics company. (I'm not saying that, and you won't find people saying that on Mac fan sites, but you hear it in other places.) To overshadow other announcemenst at WWDC with a true video iPod or an iPhone would send the wrong message to the developers who attend the conference and Apple knows this better than it seems many posters here do.

As far as "no real announcments" goes, it seems to me that the MacPro is a pretty sweet machine and the new Xserve is nothing to sneeze at either, but what do I know?

OTOH, I'm not making any predictions that there will be an iPhone or a new iPod or an Apple PDA (my personal wish) in the near future. I do remember that people were awfully sure that one of these things was going to happen back when we saw the Intel mini and the HiFi, despite the fact that there was no real evidence. The funniest part is when you all get angry with Apple because they didn't release the thing you heard about in some unsubstantiated rumor from somebody who knows somebody who knows the guy who tiled Steve Jobs' bathroom in 1982.

1. I agree that it is a DEVELOPER conference

2. I understand things like true video iPods and iPhones don't just magically appear (they require work)

3. I know Apple has been very busy transitioning to Intel chips

STILL...

It's been a very disappointing year (or two) as an Apple fan. I mean, what have they really given us since the 5G iPod? The Intel-based Macs & MacBooks are well-done, but not earth-shaking. Nor is the preview of Leopard.

The fact that Steve is making a big deal out of things like PhotoBooth and all these "new" features in Leopard that are ripped directly from third-party developers just makes me wonder how far along all these "dizzying products" are.

They're stalling for time, and I'm both sick of waiting and nervous that Apple may be about to commit a big blunder.

I've learned to ignore these predictions from people who know someone "in the know".

Remember what Leander from cult of mac said after the 2006 Macworld. He was talking to someone in a bar in San Francisco and he recommended to "not buy the MacBook Pro because something else was just pushed out of the keynote and would be released soon after. IT would make you regret buying the MacBook Pro."

Here we are, 8 months later with nothing like that.