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Mar 11, 09 - 10:27 am Comment from: mike_in_helsinki

And it may also not be delayed.

Or, wait. They may pull an 'John Kerry' ... it will be BOTH delayed AND on time.

Mar 11, 09 - 10:35 am Comment from: Ouate de Phoque

The ANALyst should do like the weather people; use percentages and then they are NEVER wrong..... There is a 90% chance that (fill in the blank)

So new Mac products are in the works. Whoda thunk? Smart guys, these analysts.

Wu must have checked the MDN poll recently. Wu's most important discovery presented in his research is of course that new products are in the works. This alone is worth purchasing the report.

Who said "about a year" means the same as "within a year"? Late summer or early fall would still fall within Apple's time frame, hence no real delay. Just an idiot trying to make something up for attention.

No, No, No....... That other analyst said that Apple will not release any updates in the near future. All of the new iMacs and minis updates will be delayed. Everything must STOP!!! These idiots are too funny. I hope that Steve Jobs walks out in June and intros the new iPhone and Snow Leopard. Wait......... did he say new products in the works? Wow, who would've thunk??

Get the Pulitzer ready cuz this one's a slam dunk! "Apple has new products in the works." Great work! Bravo!

Mar 11, 09 - 11:00 am Comment from: IKON

Snow Leopard will be on time for the next holiday season.

Why else the prefix "snow"?

Mar 11, 09 - 11:01 am Comment from: almux

This guy bought a bunch of Apple shares earlier and intends to sell them this evening!
A crisis always arrange some people...

Wu rhymes with Poo...goes hand in hand. This is the same nut who keeps predicting an iPhone nano. He's now getting in the Laura Goldman category.

You sure Wu predicted the Mac hardware for March? I thought he had said "not until June."

Mar 11, 09 - 11:10 am Comment from: DogGone

Apple could easily preview at WWDC. Give the devs a beta build and release the final in Sept / Oct timeframe.

Leopard is pretty good so there's no huge rush for a new version. I'd rather it was polished and not rushed with Snow Leopard is released.

I predict that future Macs will have a faster processor..... (lol)

Unfortunately, delays are common-place at Apple, hence the credibility to this story. But it's gotta be done right, and it's gotta be done fast.

Imagine going to your boss and saying "I can either do it quickly, or correctly, but not both." Hello unemployment.

Shareholders obviously don't accept this false choice.

Mar 11, 09 - 11:41 am Comment from: Harvey

We are all on the edge of our seats, poised for Leopard to leap at any moment. So when Wu says "may not arrive until later this summer or fall," I don't think he's saying "contrary to what Steve Jobs said," I think he's saying "contrary to many people's expectations."

Mar 11, 09 - 11:42 am Comment from: HMCIV

@ mike_in_helsinki

Never scare us by mentioning that man's name again. At least Voldemort could windsurf.

Mar 11, 09 - 11:43 am Comment from: MizuInOz

Ok... Mr. Wu (wu who too) RealityCheck™....

If you have inside knowledge about this, then you have violated your NDA. If someone who is on the inside has enlightened you, then they have violate their NDA and Apple Employee Agreement (which is REALLY serious).

Otherwise, you are full of shite (Aussie for $hit). Go wipe your okolee and get back to us.

Snow Leopard is fine. Just brushed its coat this week and she is purrin' like a kitten.

Wu - why don't you join CNBC and forecast stocks.... and banking stability... I hear they might need a few food minion..

I hate that guy!

Let's just stop reading Wu's crap. Deal?

Didn't Wu say recently that he thought the new desktop Macs would ship in June?

Mar 11, 09 - 11:55 am Comment from: Andy

Maybe Apple should one up the lot of them and release Snow Leopard during WWDC week (or at least the end of June). Nebulous advice such as this doesn't cut it.

'Apple may/may not release Snow Leopard on schedule'. Now, gee, that's helpful! We're no further forward! Now all we need to do is ask the guy who knows a guy who knows this guy whose cousin's girlfriend's brother works in that yoghurt store Steve goes to once in a blue moon.

He'll be the best authority on Snow Leopard's release, duh.

Mar 11, 09 - 12:11 pm Comment from: Spark

Wu's scam, like a lot of analysts, is to make prediction after prediction. He knows that at least half of them will be wrong. But the press clippings and pull quotes from those that he gets right are priceless. With those he can market himself/firm to prospective clients as a master prognosticator.

Mar 11, 09 - 12:14 pm Comment from: Demon

ANALyst and their crystal ball gazing predications need to be regulated as does the media that reports on such predications. The SEC and FTC need to act quickly and in a direct and bold move. Without meaning full reform in this area the market recovery could take a decade or more.

Mar 11, 09 - 12:24 pm Comment from: Arnold Ziffel

Wu did indeed say updates to the Mac lineup wouldn't happen until summer.

This guy is just some Cramer wannabe.

Well, it's a good bet. Stuff is always delayed longer than we want. I'd never bet on Apple delivering their next OS by any particular date.
Not hatin', just reality.

Mar 11, 09 - 01:11 pm Comment from: ken1w

How can something that never had a release date be "delayed"?

At this point, the date of release is mostly tactical. I think Apple will be ready for release any time after mid-June. The exact timing will be set to best take advantage of seasonal shopping and other factors, such as the planned release date of Windows 7.

I think it will actually be September.

So we've had several reports about Snow Leopard in the past week (this the current MDN poll). I predict that one of them will be correct. We first had June 8 as a release date, then the report said the release is imminent, now a report that it will be delayed. One of them is probably right.

I say apple will be making macs this year.....boy am I good!

Mar 11, 09 - 03:08 pm Comment from: ron

Mr. Wu should get a different job.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w3X95uWv8A

Mar 11, 09 - 04:21 pm Comment from: NCIceman

Boy I sure wish I could get paid to make guesses...

So 1 year is June, not late March or May right? So there is no delay at all. Only a delay in Wu's brain as usual.

It's going to be a very year....for apple/steve jobs/and us mac heads......

It's going to be a very good year....for apple/steve jobs/and us mac heads......

Isn't this just another look Apple's as bad as Microsoft story?