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The Truth Is Still Out There (2/8/99)
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Wanna know what the future holds for Apple? You could always ask your Magic 8-Ball, but personally, we've found that method to be sadly unreliable. The guy who ran the Psychic Friends Network went bankrupt a year ago-- so apparently he's not all that psychic after all. The only place left to turn is the web, and its myriad Mac rumors sites. So we're glad that Mac OS Rumors pulled out their crystal ball and posted their predictions for 1999, since it's a long list of cool stuff. There aren't too many surprises there, and no predictions that are seriously off-the-wall, but at least a few entries are notable.
One thing that caught our eye right away was that QuickTime 4.0's release is listed in the "May 10 - August 3rd" timeframe. That's significantly later than any of us here were expecting; we wonder what happened? In addition, the announcement of the consumer portable is also listed as not happening until May, which, while disappointing, at least agrees with the prediction issued by Apple Insider. On the plus side, Rumors also expects Apple and Palm to announce a jointly-released handheld computer that merges a PalmPilot with some Newton technology to take over the "Professional" slot in the Palm line. Add to that predictions of Macs as fast as 700 MHz or higher, a couple of happy Mac OS upgrades, the first couple of beta releases of Mac OS X, and several other odds and ends and you've got a recipe for an exciting year for Apple.
Incidentally, scanning the rumors sites isn't the only way to develop a sense of what Apple's going to be up to this year. Way back in January of last year, we told you about a MacCentral-reported astrological forecast for Apple which predicted that 1998 would be a great year for them. Pretty spooky, huh? The sheer accuracy is dumbfounding. So start learning about those stars, because they hold all the answers.
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Other scenes from that episode: 1326: Crying for Attention (2/8/99) Okay, we've tried really hard to stay open-minded about this whole Imatec lawsuit, but it just gets harder and harder to take that company seriously. Imatec, as you almost certainly already know, is suing Apple for over a billion dollars, claiming that our favorite computer company willfully infringed upon three Imatec patents when they came up with their ColorSync color management technology... 1328: All Downhill From Here (2/8/99) It's always a tricky thing when a TV show changes its focus. For instance, to take an example near and dear to our hearts, The X-Files has morphed a little this season, following their relocation from Vancouver to Hollywood and the blockbuster movie released last summer; several fans now refer to the show as "X-Files Lite," "The X-Files Comedy Hour," "Will Scully and Mulder Ever Kiss," etc...
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