I'm thinking we'll see the last of the PowerPC units become Intelized. The Power Mac has got to be ready for release. I think that the internal volume of the housing will be reduced giving us the smallest Power Mac desktop thus far. Even smaller, even thinner!

I am also really hoping to see some major announcements being made related to Apple and video games. Perhaps related to games on iPod, or Apple partnering with a game development company to release Apple Games.

[And why not an Apple video game console to compete with X-Box?]

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Originally Posted by hayne Adobe & Microsoft's business interests are not necessarily aligned with Apple's.

I agree. Apple's plan of attack seems to be this: Let's put out new hardware/platforms/OS as soon as possible, ahead of schedule, and sit back as third party developers have a heart attack and go scrambling to get their act in gear.

So far this strategy has given third party companies plenty of motivation to keep up and constantly look ahead.

Adobe has had plenty of time to prepare for zero PowerPC architecture day. I think that day will be on the 7th.

Besides, there are still plenty of PowerPC systems still in use that will be valid for years to come. They are still being serviced under AppleCare warranties. No need to continue offering them in the Apple Store. If your software needs revolve around PowerPC you probably already have a system and you'll just need to keep it in operational condition until Adobe CS and others are Univ. Binaries.