No iMac refresh at WWDC

timberflake

So, there was no refresh for the iMac at the WWDC.

Do you think this spells the beginning of the end for the iMac or do you think they'll refresh the line in the near future?

BlueC

Nothing but a minor bump for the Mac Pro either. It's now basically a 3 year old machine and hasn't even got USB 3 or thunderbolt and still has a crap (and now ancient) GPU in the base config. Apple really don't care about pro users.

Not sure about the iMac they've been pretty quiet about it recently haven't they? Same with the Mini too - they only seem to care about portable devices these days.

wba31

I believe (and hope) that a new line will be out over the summer. Nothing was mentioned today as they were already previewing iOS6, and Mountain Lion (as they will work together) and unveiling the new retina MacBook Pro as it's a radical new design rather than an upgrade.

I think the iMac is too valuable to Apple to get rid of due to it's appearance in offices and media suites as a desktop. My fear is that they are actually trying to do away with cd/dvd drives. I don't wanna buy all music off iTunes, I like getting CD's and having the hard copy...

edgex

BlueC wrote: »

Nothing but a minor bump for the Mac Pro either. It's now basically a 3 year old machine and hasn't even got USB 3 or thunderbolt and still has a crap (and now ancient) GPU in the base config. Apple really don't care about pro users.

Not sure about the iMac they've been pretty quiet about it recently haven't they? Same with the Mini too - they only seem to care about portable devices these days.

as also seen with the FinalCutPro X release


Apple dont want users who arnt locked into proprietary connectors & the iEverything ecosystem
Apple dont want customers that dont buy all their software & content via apple

edgex

wba31 wrote: »

I believe (and hope) that a new line will be out over the summer. Nothing was mentioned today as they were already previewing iOS6, and Mountain Lion (as they will work together) and unveiling the new retina MacBook Pro as it's a radical new design rather than an upgrade.

I think the iMac is too valuable to Apple to get rid of due to it's appearance in offices and media suites as a desktop. My fear is that they are actually trying to do away with cd/dvd drives. I don't wanna buy all music off iTunes, I like getting CD's and having the hard copy...

:rotfl:

when did you last see one in use?
were there many of them?

RobTang

edgex wrote: »

:rotfl:

when did you last see one in use?
were there many of them?

Ive seen a few companies have them, mainly smaller busineses.
They do make pretty desktops but the lack of adjustability isn't great for all day use.

wba31

edgex wrote: »

:rotfl:

when did you last see one in use?
were there many of them?

i know of a few schools that have suites full of them for film studies and stuff like that. but come to think of it you may be right

timberflake

Well I was really hoping for an iMac refresh and have been waiting patiently for the past 4-5 months! I don't want a laptop so if I want to buy now I have no option but to buy a PC. }

The stock iMac @ £999 is way out of day and grossly over priced now.

23n1th

I don't know why everyone sounds so surprised, they can't update everything. Besides which "way out of date hardware" and "over-priced" has been apples business model for years.

I'm sure if their energies and focus were on what their consumers wanted rather than suing everyone who is competing with them, or price fixing books and other anticompetitive practices in an effort to create a monoploy for themselves, they might have pulled off an update... but thats not the case.

timberflake

23n1th wrote: »

I don't know why everyone sounds so surprised, they can't update everything. Besides which "way out of date hardware" and "over-priced" has been apples business model for years.

I'm sure if their energies and focus were on what their consumers wanted rather than suing everyone who is competing with them, or price fixing books and other anticompetitive practices in an effort to create a monoploy for themselves, they might have pulled off an update... but thats not the case.

Or perhaps, as you said in your first line, they can't update everything....

23n1th

Just saying their focus is elsewhere and its not unlike apple to overprice underpowered hardware.