Out sourcing the iMac means Apple is freeing up resources and personnel for the next insanely great product without any long good-byes to the iMac. The iMac will continue to be a big bread winner for Apple with 2 million units on order from LG Electronics but Apple's brain power will be unencumbered with the dirty little manufacturing details. I've started to hear rumors about Veronica, Apple's code name for Mac OS 8.6. She will be quite a performer, not just a bug-fix. Then there's that pesky consumer portable on which all my hopes are pinned.
Rumors are a' flying.
It sounds like it's going to be a clam-like little thing with plastics similar to the iMac. They're supposed to be very light, which is a nice contrast to the PowerBook G3 Series, which are made of cast iron. They're going to have the FireWire and be liquid fast. They may be at a store near you sometimes in June. Then there is going to be the release of QuickTime 4.0 this month.