Apple’s notebook Q & A

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Oct 14, 20081 min

Rules: No questions on financial, Steve’s health, global “economic meltdown.”

Q: Exclusive with Nvidia?

A: No. Apple will be first, “we’ll be using lots of their chips.”

Q: Why not HDMI instead of Display Port?

A: HDMI can’t drive high res

Q: What about Blu-Ray?

A: Steve: “Blu-Ray is just a bag of hurt.” Licensing so complex that Apple will wait for things to settle down.

Q: Status of 17-inch MacBook Pro

A: 17-inch MBP is being refreshed, details in demo room

Q: Will MacBook steal demand from MBP?

A: Steve: Maybe; we’ll see. “We’ll see a refresh cycle triggered in MacBook Pro and MacBook spaces.”

Q: Dimensions, weight?

A: MacBook has dropped about 1/2 pound, now as thin as MacBook Pro

Q: Glare on glossy display?

A: Users prefer glossy display; blacker blacks, bright backlight blasts out glare