[quote name='SeanNOLA']Hey Cheapy,
You mentioned in the podcast that Apple would eventually get into gaming, but not produce a console. WELL, back in 96, you may remember that Apple developed a console called the Pippin. It even ran Apple System7 and had a controller called the Applejack. It was overshadowed by the Saturn and Playstation and N64, and was a tremendous failure. I can imagine that a stumble like that would deter Apple from trying to enter a market dominated by Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft, but then again, if there is a company that knows how to bounce back, it's apple.
For more on the Pippin, check out the Wikipedia entry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin
Congrats on the baby, Wombat! That sitcom podcast I mentioned is sounding like more and more of a possibility...
"WJ! Why is your teacher calling me?!"
"I caw'd her a
puh-jinah cwown..."
"That's Widdle Wombat!" [/QUOTE]
Aside from the token gesture recently with EA, Apple has done everything but completely shun gaming on their computers. Sure, they have the framework to distribute iPod games or whatever, but that would require a more gaming oriented interface on the iPod which means more buttons. Apple does not like buttons at all. They remove as many buttons as possible from all their products. Look at their trackpads, iPods, the Apple Remote, one-button mice... The list goes on.
Apple doesn't have an ounce of gaming in them and I don't see that changing.