What Does Steve Jobs Have Up His Sleeve?

In the thirty years that Apple Computer has been in existence, there has been one constant: Steve Jobs, the co-founder and CEO. From the formation of Apple in 1976, to the creation of Macintosh in 1984, to the iMac in 1998; to the iPod in 2001, Jobs had a hand in every single creation. Hands-on. At times, tempermental, but nonetheless, Steven Paul Jobs (who turns 51 next month).

Another constant: the mystery of Steve Jobs. Everytime a new product from Apple comes out, Jobs keeps the release details under tight wraps (some may say, too damn tight..."Uh, Steve-O, can we get a little breathing room, please?").

Today is the first day of the Macworld Conference and Expo- San Francisco (at the Moscone Center). Tuesday, Jobs will give the Keynote address (9:00AM Pacific; 12 Noon Eastern), and with this comes major anticipation. What new products will Apple release? Will Apple release anything at all? (Likely, the former question will be answered, negating the latter).

Already, there is speculation- and it's just that!- that Apple will release updated versions of the PowerBook G4 and iBook G4 lines. Some are saying that the first Macs with Intel will be released (okay, so Intel's no longer using the "Intel Inside" slogan, instead using the new "Leap Ahead"). Others are saying that Apple may release a sub-notebook (again, with 'intel inside'...sorry, can't help that...).

Myself, I'm crossing my fingers, holding my breath- albeit with breaks to inhale and exhale. Just wondering what Apple comes up with. This is important to me, because right now, I'm in the market for a Mac (which means that I won't be typing this on the yucky Windows OS too much longer...).

I'll have the details Tuesday afternoon, here at this blog, alexthegrinch.blogspot.com

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