[13 Outlier Predictions]
As worldwide laptop sales burst past desk tops, Apple unveils a new consumer convergence product, something bigger than an iPod but smaller than a laptop, but something so good, so sexy, so necessary, people will want to have it surgically attached to their arms.
Not too shabby Jobs... not too shabby... larger than iPod, smaller than laptop - good call Mark.
Apple Introduces MacBook Air
- During his Macworld Expo keynote address on Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air Tuesday, a computer that the company billed as the world's thinnest notebook -- small enough to fit inside an interoffice mailing envelope. It's priced starting at $1,799 and will be available within two weeks.
- Sporting a silvery finish, the MacBook Air features a 13.3-inch LED-backlit widescreen display that has a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution. The backlighting saves power and provides "instant on" response from the moment you turn it on, according to Jobs. The device has a slightly wedge-shaped profile. It weighs about 3 pounds, and sports a thickness of 0.16-0.76 inches. It's 12.8 inches wide and 8.95 inches deep.
Steve Jobs puts his pinkie to his lips and cackles like Dr. Evil as he quickly positions Apple to be THE consumer electronic convergence BRAND of our lifetime.
--> Apple has cut deals with every major studio, including 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, MGM and Universal, to offer movie rentals through its iTunes online music store. They can be played not just on the Air, but also on iPods, other PCs, and televisions attached to an Apple TV digital entertainment device.
--> Prices are $2.99 for an older movie, or $3.99 for a new one. High-definition versions are offered for a dollar more. More than 1,000 titles will be available by the end of February. Customers have 30 days to view their rental, although they only have 24 hours to complete the film once they start watching it.
Slowly...surely... taking over the world. You heard it first... in 2007. :) Apple will be a brand, a lifestyle, a word toddlers today use in lieu of TV set or CD players or computer. A verb. To Apple. (much like To Google)
Long Apple in fund and in personal account
