Macworld 09: What to Expect This Year…
We’ve seen all the rumours, and now it’s time to piece the puzzle together. Milind, Andy and Phil are here to voice out their expectations at the Macworld 09 keynote.

The possible candidates that might make the keynote include: iPhone Touch, Mac mini, iMac, 30” Cinema display, 17” MacBook Pro, Apple TV 3.0, iPhone OS update, Snow Leopard demo, Snow Leopard release, iPhone nano, iPod Touch 64GB, Mac media server, iWork and iLife, Mac Pro, iPhone teethering, and a whole bunch of other rumours we’ve seen in the past phew weeks (try saying that in one breath!).
Phil Olin
MacWorld 2009, a whole 33 years since Apple was first started. We’ve seen many great products from Apple Inc., but what will we see Tuesday? My predictions? I know we’ll see a new Mac Mini. Its the only computer that hasn’t see a refresh since it was originally designed four years ago, and it’s due for an upgrade. iLife and iWork ‘09 should be there too. Cinema Displays, 17 MacBook Pro and maybe even a demo of Snow Leopard might make the cut. We definitely won’t see a iPhone nano, Verizon iPhone, or Steve Jobs on stage.
Andy Bewernick
Well I’m not really all the experienced as to what Apple thinks and stuff. I may have been a Mac user all of my life but it’s only been in the recent couple of years I’ve followed Apple the business. And realistically speaking, I don’t expect anything spectacular. I think we might possibly see an updated Mac mini and maybe some featured iPhone apps. For the finale I expect to see some sort of small update on Snow Leopard but nothing big, that should be saved for WWDC. All in all, it’s not going to be amazing, I’m sure Phil will do a good job but he won’t have the same effect that Jobs has on Macworld attenders. [Ed: This guy seems to have set his expectations to an all time low!]
Milind Alvares
Personally I’d like all the rumours to come true, but that’s not going to happen any time soon. iTablet and iPhone nano can both go straight out the window, not going to happen. The obvious Mac mini, iMac (at least spec bump), Cinema Displays and the iLife/iWork combo will definitely make the cut. I don’t think we’ll ‘see’ Snow Leopard as much as hearing about its progress.
Other Sources
John Gruber at Daring Fireball has done an amazing job with the Macworld 09 predictions. I particularly like this idea about the next iPhone update being a 3.0 instead of 2.3. Recommended read.
Gizmodo also has a fairly decent rumours roundup. They seem to have some details about a 28” super sized iMac.
What’s your prediction for this Macworld 09? Join us in our live chat during the event as we all discover who made the worst predictions.










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