\nMy theory: Apple has nothing to announce. And when you’re diminishing the role of Steve Jobs as the public face of Apple, you don’t use him to roll out a 17″ MBP and a Mac Pro speedbump. Even a new Mac mini probably doesn’t rise to the new threshold of Steve-ness. Some entirely new product that nobody was thinking about? Sure. Is there one on the horizon? Unless you buy into the netbook hype, nothing really springs to mind.\n<\/p>\n
\nNow as to why they waited so long…maybe they did<\/em> have something to announce, something big, and it’s not going to be ready. But again, I can’t think of anything that would be big enough to warrant the shift up that wouldn’t have all its Ts crossed and Is dotted by now if it were rolling out at MWSF. No…I think that for the first time in a long, long time, the cupboard is bare, and Phil gets to roll out there and put a brave face on it.\n<\/p>\n \nAt least he has the Sharks, though. I’m not going to challenge him on anything hockey THIS year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My theory: Apple has nothing to announce. And when you’re diminishing the role of Steve Jobs as the public face of Apple, you don’t use him to roll out a 17″ MBP and a Mac Pro speedbump. Even a new Mac mini probably doesn’t rise to the new threshold of Steve-ness. Some entirely new product … <\/p>\n