Other Apple Rumors That Haven’t Panned Out
June 22nd, 2007 -- by Augie De Blieck Jr.
At the beginning of the year, certain things were a fait d’accompli:
- The Beatles were coming to iTunes. Perhaps they’d be part of the DRM-free music program. Perhaps they’d be a special iPod, a la the U2 model.
- A widescreen “true video” iPod was near.
- BitTorrent would be baked into OS X to help distribute –
- – HD content would be available in the iTunes Store.
It’s only a matter of time before the iPhone ships without the phone stuff inside of it, but that’s not going to happen right away. Apple doesn’t want to steal any thunder away from the phone. DRM-free music has begun, but still no Beatles. The rest of it still hasn’t happened. I think the BitTorrent part is the least likely, which means it’ll be the first to actually happen. Just you watch.
I wonder what else may or may not happen next. Conventional Wisdom dictates that a major iMac revision with a new industrial design is lined up for later this year. Is that really going to happen? Or is this another pipe dream?
June 24th, 2007 at 9:25 am
The touchscreen iPod is gonna happen, that much seems obvious. They don’t want to take away from the iPhone by launching a non-phone version of the same technology.
I’d say within a year we’ll see a kickass, touch-screen iPod. And I can’t *wait* for that. I have no interest in the iPhone, but a widescreen, touch-screen iPod? Sweeeeeeet.
June 24th, 2007 at 10:17 pm
I’m in that boat with you, Jason. I don’t use my iPod much these days, but a touchscreen widescreen number would be a big temptation.