Other experts, such as Henry Norr, technology reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle , and Adam C. Engst, MacWorld contributing editor, are predicting that very troubled times lie ahead for Jobs. Norr went as far as to say that Jobs will resign in 2001 . Others said that Jobs does his best work under pressure. Word is that he's now listening to the guys in research and development a bit more closely. Look for a refocusing on the core market, and a new lineup of products with 'less fluff, more stuff' aimed squarely at power users.
Most companies are happy to preview their new products to the media.
Apple, however, protects new product news as if a leak would threaten national security, resulting in a mad scramble to guess what the Wizard of Jobs will have hidden behind the curtains at his keynotes . One sign that the soothsayers watch for is announcements of price cuts, which are believed to indicate the imminent arrival of a new product line. Apple slashed prices across much of its hardware line Tuesday. But many Mac users are less interested in scooping up those bargains than they are in divining what those cuts indicate for future Macintosh products. Apple refused to comment on the price cuts.