No new hardware at Macworld SF?

Ahh, Macworld season. You can always tell how close we are to Macworld by the number of rumors swirling around out there on the internets. The closer we get to the big Stevenote the more people that come out of the woodwork with a cousin who's married to a woman who knows a guy that went to college with some dude that waters the plants at Cupertino and he totally said that there will be no Intel Macs.  Seriously.

The latest rumor comes from Derek Picone, who apparently works with an Apple tech. This tech has weekly phone meetings with Apple execs and they let it be known that they were not required to go to Steve's upcoming keynote. Why should this matter to you? Well, they are usually required to go when Steve is going to announce new computer hardware, therefore if they won't be there neither will new computer hardware.

Personally, I put little stock in any of the rumors that lead up to a Macworld until Macworld eve. That's when all of Apple's secrets are usually laid bare and the surprise is ruined for everyone.

Thanks, Ricky.