The Mac Fusion rumor: Bridging the gap? [Updated]

Dreamdeceiver wrote:

Nobody would buy a Mini except independent developers intent on minimizing outlay.

As an owner of a Mac Mini, I’ll violently disagree with the statement. I don’t want some expensive laptop with a tiny screen nor do I want to pay Apple a fortune for an all-in-one iMac where I cannot upgrade the display — ever. I’m not about to drop three grand on an 8 core Xeon when it is absurd overkill for video games, ripping music and DVDs, reading e-mail, surfing the web, developing apps, etc.

Apple charges too much for hardware, so the less hardware I have from Apple, the better off I am. I just upgraded my Mini with a 24″ Samsung widescreen monitor for $250. Apple wants over three times that much for a 23″.

Most developers would tell you the MacMini is what the Fusion is faked to be. Nobody would by a Mini except independent developers intent on minimizing outlay. That said the MacMini costs twice as much as what would lead to the development of a decent supply of Apple programmers.

Personally I like it that there are few Apple programmers. Look at the crap that is turned out by the legions of Microsoft, Linux, and Java programmers…

I don’t care if it’s real or fake; it’s just stupid.

Tim - You’re right. The photo has issues. If you look at the Mac, Windows and Linux logos, you can see that they have white behind them that doesn’t match the grey of the rest of the background. This would never pass QC for a box image at Apple.

This is definitely fake. Look at the white background behind the OS logos. Not even a beginning web designer would make that mistake. Not only that, the ad copy is clearly not up to Apple standards. The author seems to think the copy is good, but I guess that’s why only Apple can create the mystique around the products the way they do.

Not only that, there’s no reason for this product. All of Apple’s current lineup can run boot camp. Apple may release a smaller version of the Mac mini some day, but this page is not it.

I can’t see Apple using the Microsoft Windows or Linux Logo’s in their advertising. I would think that they would avoid that.

To the point of using “Fusion”. Apple got away with using “iPhone” which is a registered trademark of Linksys (Cisco). But most likely a fake anyway.

a very obvious fake !

read the text about the processor, it’s ridiculous.

developers use macs like any other, they have no special needs at all, especially not a cheap computer, at less than half the price of the entrance fee to the WWDC

DON’T BELIEVE THIS! IT’S A CYLON TRICK!!!

The name makes me wonder… VMware has a product called “Fusion” that allows a user to run Windows (or other operating systems) on a Mac. Apple naming this product Fusion would be a miss-step.

That said, Apple has been building a coffin for the PC in the enterprise development environment. This would be a very big nail to make it that much easier for developers to work on multiple platforms.

No joke. Fortune needs to vet their rumor sources (TUAW). This is fake. Apple writes better copy and their color schemes are different for MSFT logo, etc.

the name is the same as vmware’s product and they are too close in purpose. this isnt real

Fake. Though I’m sure many developers would appreciate such a product I don’t thing that apple would develop such a product without making it available to the general public. It would be an unwise use of R&D directed to a select few.

See now, what gets me is the photo. It just doesn’t seem like an Apple photo, you know? I don’t quite know what bothers me about it, but it just doesn’t seem right.

Someone didn’t do there homework before writing this article. Mac Fusion has been around for a while and is a bridge.
product page is:
http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

Hey James:
I suggest you read the ad copy” again, it says you can use whatever this thing is, “Without breaking the bank”, not the other way around. My feeling is it’s a fake, but we’ll know for sure soon enough!

This is a fake. Look closer at the language (I have never seen apple refer to Mac as “the Mac.?”

This is no Fake. 1 month ago I flew SFO to DTW with a Fusion engineer/programmer on NWA. While befriending him with with idle Mac chat he spilled the beans. It is what it is. Hence buy stock where Apple-cable/Fusion etc. (Pun intended).

Isn’t VMWare going to have some issues with the name of this product? Unless they’ve partnered up with Apple under the radar, I suppose. That would be interesting.

The term Fusion is already licensed to VMWare for their Mac virtualization software. I doubt Apple would try to use it.

Agreed, definitely a fake. If you need additional hardware to port applications, then Apple has bigger problems, especially since hardware already supports Windows and Linux.

I don’t see a real difference between the Fusion and a mini Mac. Small form factor, CD/DVD slot, ability to run OS X, Windows and Linux via Boot Camp.

Wow, i dont know, all i can say is that look in the lower right hand corner… its says “Xcode 3._ something besides 1″ xcode 3.1 is in beta and this is something besides 1 for sure…

I think this is fake, but I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a kernel or two of truth in it. We are likely to see something related to this.

But the ad copy and a few other things seem suspicious. If I was writing copy I would not write that a new one of my products didn’t “break the bank.” It’s not wise to promote perception of the unobtainability of your main product line.