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Monday, January 10, 2005

Cheaper iMac? Who Cares?

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With the largest International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) ever wrapping up yesterday, many in the tech press are turning their attention to this week's MacWorld, an annual event held in San Francisco that highlights the rabid nature of the Apple fan base. As usual, rumors are swirling around this year's MacWorld event, with many expecting a $500 iMac based on outdated PowerPC G4 processor technology. But anyone interested in such a device is missing the point: Apple conceded the PC market years ago and its line of Mac computers now constitute little more than a niche market. No, the news from MacWorld this year will be all about consumer electronics and what Apple can do anything to build on the success of the iPod before Microsoft's PlaysForSure cabal can crush it like a bug.

I wish Apple would spend more effort making its Mac successful, but honestly, I don't expect an inexpensive iMac out of Macworld. Instead, the company will likely release a device (or devices) that build off the success of the iPod, and are only passingly Mac related. The future of Apple, clearly, is in consumer electronics, and not in computing. That said, I expect Apple to wow us this week as usual.

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