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Future Shop POS shows six reserved Apple SKU entries
updated 12:30 am EDT, Thu September 25, 2008
Future Shop slips new Macs
Some placeholder SKUs in Canadian retailer Future Shop's computer system could be a clue to impending Mac revisions, according to a screenshot supplied by an anonymous employee to MacRumors. A total of twelve spots entitled "APPLE MAC PLACEHOLDER" exist in the system, six each for English and French, all numbered accordingly. Futureshop and Best Buy have typically been privy to past Apple releases, most likely due to the close nature of their relationship.
AppleInsider predicts, based on a previous roadmap laid out by the news site, that Apple will unveil three new models of MacBook and MacBook Pro, accounting for the six reserved slots.
[via AppleInsider]
OMG!
09/25, 09:23am reply
We've got confirmation that, at some time in the future, Apple will be updating its hardware! Whew! What a relief.
Man, this is news, because for a while there, we all just figured Apple had plateaued out and was planning on sticking with its current line-up for the next year or two.
testudo
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testudo
09/25, 09:25am reply
wait.. are you saying that Apple is going to release more hardware? Is that really a smart business move? :P
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eldarkus
09/25, 10:42am reply
I'm not saying it. FutureShop is!
And it isn't just ONE item! It's SIX!!!!!!
testudo
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And!!!!
09/25, 12:48pm reply
Do we all know what this means??????
The PowerBook G5 is finally coming!!!
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