01.26.10
Tomorrow is an Apple product Announcement
Unless you have been living under a rock, or perhaps in the electrical power-less tundra of the Midwest, you probably knew Apple was making an announcement on 1/27/2010. I have been predicting and prognosticating about what Apple might be up to on other entries here tomorrow we may find some things out. Here are the questions I would like to see answered:
- If Apple introduces a new device, is it a tablet, and how many displays will it have?
- Will apple somehow redefine a product category or create a completely new one?
- What kind of secret deals has Apple been up to in order to secure whatever new content might be available on a new device (books, newspapers, magazines)
- How does the new Apple device fit into the Google picture?
- How does the announcement further extend the iTunes media monopoly?
- Will there be a new iPhone or iPod touch in addition to a possible new device?
- Will there be a new firmware or OS for iPod or iTunes?
- Will a new wireless network provider be involved?
And Finally, one more thing….
- Will Steve Jobs be stepping down at Apple?
That’s a lot of questions, but there have been a lot of secrets, rumors and questions about how Apple could change another media category like books and magazines, and how they could subsidize an expensive new device to make it more affordable to the masses.
Once the announcements are made and the dust settles we can start guessing at how long it will be until the next revision of a potential new product and when it will cost $100 less than it did at the announcement. Apple fanboys, warm up your wallets.