New Products at Macworld?
The Register speculates about the upcoming MacWorld Expo. Of note:
Meanwhile, Merrill Lynch analyst Steve Fortuna has said Apple will not only make some new product announcements at the show, but unveil some new retail partnerships.
The poor fellow is clearly under NDA, so he can't say too much. Likely product introductions include a much-needed upgrade to the iMac line, possibly based on 17in screens and/or a move to the PowerPC 7400 CPU (aka the G4) from the current G3 line.
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