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Pre-season Macs and grand forecasts… David waits until the time is right. David Fanning
After the rain
Oh, this isn’t a pleasant thing to have to do, but I do Fortunately, Apple has weathered much worse storms The important
have to do it. Apple is bending the truth to breaking than this, and changing everything is one of Apple’s most thing to
point and somebody has to blow the whistle on impressive skills. I remember the change from System 6 to
understand
them. The advert reads “2x Faster. Twice as amazing”. Ok, System 7. It broke everything, and there was mayhem, but
I’ll concede that the iMac is amazing, maybe even twice as people came through it with groundbreaking features and is that these
amazing, hell it could be ten times as amazing. Of course, smiling faces. Then there was the 68K processor to PowerPC
very correct
amazing is in the eye of the beholder. The 2x faster bit transition, another hurdle that meant developers needed to
is the bit that I’m having a problem with. It is, to say the rewrite applications from the ground up. and entirely
least, disputable. Probably the biggest transition in recent memory has been
valid Apple
I was sitting in the front row of the Steve Jobs keynote, the OS X introduction. If any of you still use OS 9 then I have
lapping up all the performance figures with the rest of you. to tell you that you may as well be using a Sinclair Spectrum iMac test
I understand the claims made and how there are indeed compared to what OS X can do. I only restart my machines results are
some elements of the new Intel Macs that perform two to when I’ve updated them or installed something. With OS 9 I
correct
three times faster than the old iMacs. I understand that the had a fatal crash two or three times a week. I think it’s safe to
floating-point performance is 2.13 times faster than the old say that OS X has been a resounding success . In many ways only for the
(three-month old) G5 iMac. I also understand that the integer it saved Apple.
processor.
calculations run a honking 3.19 times faster than the G5 The difference here is that while most people could see
iMac. But the important thing to understand is that these that OS 9 was old, shaky and prone to collapse, the PowerPC I know that,
very correct and entirely valid test results are correct only for processors are fine. Sure they might be bumping up against
many of you
the processor. I know that, many of you know that, but others, the limitations of the technology, and people want ever-
especially the general PC-buying public, do not. faster, more capable machines. But would sticking with know that,
I don’t mind Apple making grand claims, or suggesting PowerPC have led Apple down the path to ruin? A friend who but others,
that geniuses like Einstein and Ghandi would have used knows about such things told me that when the Intel deal was
especially the
a Mac if they could. That’s all fluffy branding. It makes announced there was just as good a road map for PowerPC
people feel good and gets a message across well. But claiming processors as there was for Intel chips. As he works for IBM general PC-
double the speed is just crazy; it’s completely mismanaging he might be a little biased, but even so I’m not sure Apple has
buying public,
the expectations of buyers. If you just bought a G5 for made a compelling argument for the Intel processor. Don’t
Christmas and now see Apple touting iMacs that are twice get me wrong; I’m convinced it is the right move, or at least do not.
as fast you’d be livid. If you are one of those people, turn one of the right moves Apple could have made. But how well
quickly to page 58 and our test results should cool your blood. has Apple got that message across?
That’s because you’ll be lucky to get a 20 per cent increase in A lot of people are looking at Apple right now – 43 million
power, and you’ll have to struggle with older applications that iPod users can’t be wrong – so there must be millions of people
run slower if you buy right now. considering a switch this year. If Apple puts a foot wrong now,
I don’t mean to rain on Apple’s parade; after all I’m an early those people could easily be put off. Making grand claims is
adopter. I upgrade whenever I can so you have somebody to risking a lot. If and when the less informed press gets hold
test the water. Well I’ve dipped my toe in, and I’m going to of the story that Apple is exaggerating the performance
wait until the summer so the sun can warm the water a bit of its new machines all the goodwill could go flying
before I dive in. out the door. Apple is currently the darling
Of course, some people are happily taking the plunge of the press and the stock market, which
now, and will be in a good position to feel the warming jets is a very risky place to be. We’re all
of Intel-native software as and when it becomes available. familiar with the way the press likes
I’ve no doubt that the Core Duo processor will offer fantastic to build up celebrities and then tear
performance boosts in time, and the people that already have them apart at the first sign of
an Intel iMac will get the power first. I’m just not convinced weakness.
that in six months, when there will be a lot more Intel-happy So let’s hope that when
software, that Apple won’t have some newer, better hardware Apple does get called on its
to run it on. big claims it happens quietly
Usually I would balk at recommending people wait before and without fuss. But for a
upgrading. It’s very unlike me, but in this case I think it’s valid. company like Apple, which can’t
I understand that Apple might see disappointing sales for a fart without an insider starting
little while, but having seen the financials for the past year, I a website, that’s going to be difficult. While this might
think it can handle it. Apple has something tucked away for a seem like a tall order, I know Apple is as slippery as the
rainy day, and the next six months will undoubtedly see some Teflon don, so I fully expect it to ride out this potential storm
unsettled weather. without too much damage. MW
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Macworld March 2006 contents
58 The first Intel Macs!
Just what is the MacBook Pro?
Plus Intel iMac test drive.
62 i Life ‘06!
Live it up with a host of new
improvements, including iWeb!
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81 iWork sorted 17 Disney’s Pixarlated
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Keynote kicks and Pages turns The latest on Steve Jobs’ adventures.
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over a new leaf in iWork ‘06.
At last the world at your fingertips!
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• Food Force
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• DROD demo for Mac
• This Day in Apple History: Jan
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91 Camera-printer combos 96 Interface makeover 85 The comeback kid
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