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Last updated: Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Call it upgrade fatigue, or perhaps Apple’s fondness for teasing its die-hard fans, but the Cupertino, Calif.-based computer manufacturer has announced it will not introduce new Mac computers this year. In a statement first published by Macworld, Apple spokesperson Bill Evans said, “Our holiday lineup is set.” The stark statement (the Apple press office offered no elaboration) puts to rest persistent rumors on Mac-related blogs that the company planned an event in November to announce upgrades to the Mac Mini and its iMac desktops. A Busy Year Although the news may disappoint some fans, it’s hard to accuse Apple of being a corporate slacker. Over the past year, the company has held a number of high-profile events to announce significant upgrades to its product lines. The year got off to a bang at the Macworld Expo in January, when Apple CEO Steve Jobs slid a glistening MacBook Air out of an interoffice envelope. In June, Jobs introduced the iPhone 3G, which attracted long lines when it went on sale the following month. In September, a completely revamped iPod nano, available in a dazzling array of new colors, headlined an upgraded iPod product line. And just last month, at a widely hyped event, Apple introduced impressive new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, including models with the solid-aluminum manufacturing technique that Apple pioneered with its ultraportable MacBook Air. Rising Profits? Thanks in large part to its myriad product enhancements, Apple had a very good year. As widely reported, the company had a profit of $1.14 billion in its fourth quarter alone, a 26 percent increase from the year before. Even more impressively, the company hit its target of selling 10 million iPhones in 2008 a full two months before the end of the year, and showed little sign of slowing down. However, Apple executives — including Jobs — have expressed concern about…

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No More Mac Upgrades This Year, Apple Says

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