Comments on: There will be no MacTouch at Macworld 2008 http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/ Apple Gazette - An Apple Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:36:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-51682 Michael Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:01:04 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/#comment-51682 Well, Amazon is doing great business with the Kindle and I've heard and read quite good critics about that device. Over here in Europe these devices like the Kindle, iRex, iLiad and Sony are "must haves" so the time is right. And about major players? There were also major players on the MP3 market when the iPod came out. :-) Well, Amazon is doing great business with the Kindle and I’ve heard and read quite good critics about that device.

Over here in Europe these devices like the Kindle, iRex, iLiad and Sony are “must haves” so the time is right.

And about major players? There were also major players on the MP3 market when the iPod came out. :-)

]]> By: Michael http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-51680 Michael Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:53:46 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/#comment-51680 @Michael Hey man - I missed that. Sorry :P I would love, love, LOVE, and Apple ebook reader - but I don't think it'll happen just yet. Right now its another one of those extremely niche markets that already has two major players in it. I'm not convinced that Apple will jump in there just yet. @Michael

Hey man – I missed that. Sorry :P

I would love, love, LOVE, and Apple ebook reader – but I don’t think it’ll happen just yet.

Right now its another one of those extremely niche markets that already has two major players in it. I’m not convinced that Apple will jump in there just yet.

]]> By: Michael http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-51622 Michael Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:43:02 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/#comment-51622 Well. You all seem covinced that there won't be a Modbook. So why no reply on my idea? The iBook? Well. You all seem covinced that there won’t be a Modbook.
So why no reply on my idea? The iBook?

]]> By: The Werewolf http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-51574 The Werewolf Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:52:20 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/#comment-51574 (3) There's actually not much Apple can do to stop ModBook. There's nothing illegal in buying a product, rearranging it, adding on some stuff and then reselling it. It's done all the time in the car industry. Nothing in the license stops you either. Remember, every ModBook starts as a MacBook - that's one reason they're so expensive. It's not like they're building a Mac from scratch. (3) There’s actually not much Apple can do to stop ModBook.

There’s nothing illegal in buying a product, rearranging it, adding on some stuff and then reselling it. It’s done all the time in the car industry. Nothing in the license stops you either. Remember, every ModBook starts as a MacBook – that’s one reason they’re so expensive.

It’s not like they’re building a Mac from scratch.

]]> By: Tom http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-51485 Tom Mon, 07 Jan 2008 21:35:46 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/mac/there-will-be-no-mactouch-at-macworld-2008/#comment-51485 Agreed. Especially about #2. I <a href="http://thesmallwave.com/2007/12/28/the-next-apple-notebook-newton-tablet-umpc-sub-or/" rel="nofollow">wrote an article</a> about all the various laptop rumors for Macworld (UMPC, tablet/touch, sub-notebook). A relevant quote from that article to this post is: "I believe Apple needs to make those kinds of day to day apps [email, etc.] practical for use on a touch device before any tablet PC has a shot at general success outside of a small niche, and I don’t think Apple wants to reside in niches." Agreed. Especially about #2.

I wrote an article about all the various laptop rumors for Macworld (UMPC, tablet/touch, sub-notebook). A relevant quote from that article to this post is:

“I believe Apple needs to make those kinds of day to day apps [email, etc.] practical for use on a touch device before any tablet PC has a shot at general success outside of a small niche, and I don’t think Apple wants to reside in niches.”

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