07-30-2009, 08:26 AM
My predictions from 1 year ago
Well--Time to check the scorecard
I decided since MobileMe now allows iDisk streaming to iPhone I would check my wild guesses.
I think streaming iDisk will be a very BIG deal in the future. Think Client Server.
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...msg-507557
WWDC Guesses-Post here
Posted by: Ken Sp. [PM] [Ignore this user]
Date: June 09, 2008 07:41AM
Here are my lame guesses.
1. New iPhones--maybe a total of 3 models and some software surprises.
iPhone 3G was introduced--really 1 phone-2 sizes. iPhone OS 2.0 and the killer App Store= 66%
2. Apple will allow subsidies-think cheaper iPhones-huge sales
Nailed it 100%
3. Expanded availability-Best Buy to carry the new models here in the US
Nailed it 100% added WalMart as a bonus
4. Changed expanded .mac-new me.com with MobileMe allowing remote storage and access from Macs, PCs, and iPhones.
Finally---now one year later---This is very big--I streamed a movie and music--it works great
100%, but a year too early.
I think this is the way we will do Productivity Apps on the iPhone and "iTablet" (I hate that name) going forward-the device is like a client. I think a lot will pivot on the upcoming 4G or LTE high speed cell tower broadband. I also think there will be some sort of effort that this will be some sort of buy once broadband. Pay for home use, and it follows you mobile so you really only have 1 ISP.
5. Some new unexpected hardware-things have been too quiet.
Boy I blew this one 0%
6. Some sort of tablet-twice the iphone size with both a virtual on screen keyboard and Bluetooth keyboard.
Still waiting. September or January. If Apple goes to CES--I say January. I was 0% on this 1 year ago.
7. New and improved products will cause the stock to go down, since I just bought some.
Yea--I bought this batch at $185-Dropped to as low as $78. Finally back to $160. I was so wrong by being 100% correct :-)
8. GPS internal or... I really like the add on idea for car mount and louder speaker
3G Got GPS internal, and TomTom will offer the Car Mount and speaker soon? I guess I was 50% or I was an Oracle at 100%
edit 9. New displays (TV?) with iSights and HDMI-I have been listing this for almost a year
Finally got the 24" Display-later, I guess I was 0% here
10. Add on DVD (maybe Blue Ray) for AppleTV
I should get a minus for this 0%. I think the new "iDevice" will be as much for personal use as for the living room (see iTablet above)
Yea-jeans and a black turtleneck are assumed
100% last year--not so much this year.
Well--Time to check the scorecard
I decided since MobileMe now allows iDisk streaming to iPhone I would check my wild guesses.
I think streaming iDisk will be a very BIG deal in the future. Think Client Server.
http://forums.macresource.com/read.php?1...msg-507557
WWDC Guesses-Post here
Posted by: Ken Sp. [PM] [Ignore this user]
Date: June 09, 2008 07:41AM
Here are my lame guesses.
1. New iPhones--maybe a total of 3 models and some software surprises.
iPhone 3G was introduced--really 1 phone-2 sizes. iPhone OS 2.0 and the killer App Store= 66%
2. Apple will allow subsidies-think cheaper iPhones-huge sales
Nailed it 100%
3. Expanded availability-Best Buy to carry the new models here in the US
Nailed it 100% added WalMart as a bonus
4. Changed expanded .mac-new me.com with MobileMe allowing remote storage and access from Macs, PCs, and iPhones.
Finally---now one year later---This is very big--I streamed a movie and music--it works great
100%, but a year too early.
I think this is the way we will do Productivity Apps on the iPhone and "iTablet" (I hate that name) going forward-the device is like a client. I think a lot will pivot on the upcoming 4G or LTE high speed cell tower broadband. I also think there will be some sort of effort that this will be some sort of buy once broadband. Pay for home use, and it follows you mobile so you really only have 1 ISP.
5. Some new unexpected hardware-things have been too quiet.
Boy I blew this one 0%
6. Some sort of tablet-twice the iphone size with both a virtual on screen keyboard and Bluetooth keyboard.
Still waiting. September or January. If Apple goes to CES--I say January. I was 0% on this 1 year ago.
7. New and improved products will cause the stock to go down, since I just bought some.
Yea--I bought this batch at $185-Dropped to as low as $78. Finally back to $160. I was so wrong by being 100% correct :-)
8. GPS internal or... I really like the add on idea for car mount and louder speaker
3G Got GPS internal, and TomTom will offer the Car Mount and speaker soon? I guess I was 50% or I was an Oracle at 100%
edit 9. New displays (TV?) with iSights and HDMI-I have been listing this for almost a year
Finally got the 24" Display-later, I guess I was 0% here
10. Add on DVD (maybe Blue Ray) for AppleTV
I should get a minus for this 0%. I think the new "iDevice" will be as much for personal use as for the living room (see iTablet above)
Yea-jeans and a black turtleneck are assumed
100% last year--not so much this year.