Prince McLeanWhile Apple Computer has been working hard to meet demand for its new MacBook Pro notebooks in the UK, recent moves also offer evidence that the company will soon introduce its MacBook line of consumer notebooks, Jonny Evans reports for MacWorld UK.
Meanwhile the same report comments on speculation that Apple will announce an Intel-powered replacement for its current iBook models, explaining that an announcement could come as soon as next week on the eve of the company's financial release (April 19).
"Apple has an arrangement with a UK firm under which that firm disposes of all Apple's ex-demo stock," Evans wrote without specifying the firm's identity. "That company this week announced a number of iBooks and eMacs at slightly discounted prices, inadvertently furnishing potential evidence that a move to release new consumer portables could come soon."
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Sounds good. Bring 'em on!
That doesn't say much. I mean sure they start flushing now but who knows how much stock they have or when it's supposed to be flushed by.
What if they were told: "Slightly discount now to start flushing stock in preparation for June."
None of what was said promises or even hints at it being next week.
Rumors as good as it gets. Move on.
This story doesn't tell us much.
It's funny how just about everyone, even analysts, have to scrounge for any hint of product updates from Apple. If this were just about any other company, they'd probably have had their plans made public for a month now.