MacComedy has learned that Apple CEO Steve Jobs will give the real MacWorld keynote address July 25, one week after the disappointing fake keynote which helped Apple's stock fall 17 percent in a single day and caused children around the world to go to bed with tears in their eyes.
"Steve
is known for surprises," said an inside source from Apple. "Normally
he waits until the end of his keynote before he announces the big, new
products coming from Apple. This time, he's waiting a whole week. What
a mastermind."
The source from Apple says Jobs will make the keynote from the Apple Store in McLean, VA at 9:00 a.m. EST. The keynote will be carried via streaming QuickTime and will also be available on a satellite feed. However, TechTV will not be permitted to carry the signal for fear that Jim Louderback will blab all over it.
Jobs is expected to announce the following new products during Wednesday's non-fake keynote.
New G4 enclosures. The "QuickSilver" enclosure was quickly put together as a last minute inside joke directed at similar looking pictures posted on the Internet several days earlier. The actual new G4 enclosure is expected to look more like the one revealed earlier by MacComedy.
Widescreen LCD iMacs. Turns out that the rumors were true. Not only will the new iMacs sport LCD screens, but they will be 17-inch widescreen. All other internal configuration will match the iMacs introduced July 18, but now the base model will start at $2499.
New PowerBook G4s. The Titanium PowerBook will get a speed bump and a SuperDrive. Two new G4 PowerBook enclosures will be introduced - The Gold PowerBook and the Plutonium PowerBook. The Plutonium PowerBook will carry the slogan "Power to Burn the Flesh Off Your Face".
Apple PDA. The Apple PDA will finally be introduced along with the news that Apple has purchased Palm Inc. for $576 million.
Many Mac fanatics and Apple analysts were filled with joy at the news.
"This freaking rocks!" said Mac fanatic Russ Simeone. "I mean, last time when he started thanking his workers and their families for all the hard work they've done, I was like, 'What the hell is this?' That wasn't the tyrant Steve I know and love. I'm glad to see it was all a big joke. Now it's like, 'Get back to work, you lazy bastards!'"
TechTV's Jim Louderback just kept repeating "This is really nothing new for Apple. I wish Apple would introduce something new."
Apple was not available for comment.
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