Comments on: Apple unlikely to get up and Atom

Intel's latest chip is a big step forward for the company, but Apple has enough on its plate without designing around Atom's low-power-but-not-low-enough specs.

[john55440]

Yes, Apple is...

Yes, Apple is a laggard at at putting new technologies into their products. The haven't even discovered Blu-Ray yet.

[MacVet]

Flame-bait...

...from your typical Win-fan-boi troll that frequents Mac-oriented items to post pearls of wisdom /sarcasm/

[drfrost]

bleah

1) You're wrong. Apple has done some very technologically innovative and interesting things.

2) Blu-Ray is just one tree in the forest. And one a lot of people really don't care about.

[jburkega]

Laggard?

Your stupidity is only surpassed by your lack of knowledge!

[crsdoc]

?laggard?

Apple has been part of the Blu-Ray consortium since 2005. Maybe
that is one reason HD died. Mouth open, remove foot.

[Lee in San Diego]

Tom!

Your headline is a great play on words.

Eye tolled the sexton and the sexton told the belle.

[Tom Krazit]

Jiminy jillikers!

http://www.snpp.com/episodes/2F17.html

[mknopp]

Not in an MID...

I don't believe you are thinking out of the box enough for Apple. I could actually see them using the Atom architecture, but not in a mobile device.

This is pure speculation, but there has long been rumor that Apple might be working on a smaller replacement/compliment for the Mac Mini (Mac Nano or such). This might well be a very good architecture for such an ultra-small non-portable PC.

This would also likely fit the bill nicely for running a cooler (as in actually less heat) AppleTV.

Given Apple's penchant for the tiny in areas other then small portable devices I could see them using this in a few different places.

[ddesy]

Smaller desktop

I have to say, the idea of a desktop even smaller than the mini sounds good to me! It would be great to see a return to the power levels required by the Mac mini G4 or better, which is quite a bit lower than that of the Intel based Mac minis.

[lordeagle]

Apple MID

Apple is preparing another "secret" device, most likely what jobs called a post-PC device.

If you don't believe me, I'll send you back to the 2007 interview of Jobs & Gates. Comes from Jobs himself.

I believe Apple will come out with a MID within the year. And no I'm not an apple fanboy.

[electronista]

Oh, yes it is

I've got my sources, but that tablet-like device? It's real, and it should use Atom. It may not show up until June, but it's in the works. AppleInsider (who broke the tablet story) is accurate insofar as it can be without blowing cover on its sources.

Also: up and at them!

[Tom Krazit]

Every year, a tablet rumor

I'm not saying your sources are incorrect or misinformed, but I wonder if Apple does keep working on a tablet-like device every year, only to hold back from releasing it because they can't quite get it right or because it just doesn't feel ready.

Check out this: http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2008/03/apples_design_p.html