Apple inks a MVNO deal
They take zero margin on voice minutes
They release their iphone with the best mobiel voice offer ever as they take no margin (even some dumping is possible as they could cover by the margin made by selling the phone)
Phone has fully integration with PC.
They sell millions as they would have : the best device, the best mobile voice offering, they would leverage itunes,im,ilife, ieverything and also sell more apple pc…

Done !

Steve, I can do this for you in Europe…..

@Chris Ryan: What is iMovie if not a video application? Wouldn’t it be sad if Madonna was the next washed up pop star to jump in bed with Apple and Bono. Though McCartney would be a better one to bring in when they announce the release of the full Beatles catalog on ITS. I expect some big partnership news as well, hopefully something useful and not just movie studios.

@Chris D: I like this input for the 21st century idea, I hope you’re right (though something more functional than the Wiimote of course).

As far as product releases who knows… I think an iPhone is necessary to cater to the growing Mac user community, especially those who need something that works better with their Mac than a Windows Mobile enabled Treo. There has been talk of Apple exploring OS X in a variety of devices, I think a OS X Mobile is long overdue. Home on Phone??? (introduced by animatronic E.T.)

iTV (whatever its going to be called) obvious for the most part, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear a whole lot about HD, Partnerships with Movie companies etc. Maybe it will use the new HDCP spec and have some tie-ins to Leopard that we are completely in the dark about.

Which leads to the thoughts a new iPod will be seen. If HD content is going to be for sale on the iTMS then you better believe real Video iPods are going to be available too. Products like the following offer (DivX/MPEG4) HD (up to 1080i) component video out, its not too far out to think Apple should be offering the same with a built in screen.

http://www.usbgear.com/computer_cable_details.cfm?sku=USBG-AIVX8&cats=174&catid=140%2C118%2C131%2C161%2C174%2C175%2C176

All the Mac models, I don’t see much happening… Maybe a speed bump or 8 core Mac Pro. Don’t see this being a huge part of the Keynote.

iLife, it would be a little troublesome if Apple didn’t provide some serious new qualities to the iLife suite, though some are near perfect I would say. Perhaps some suite wide intergration for better assets management or time machine functionality… who knows but Apple needs to deliver if they plan for people to purchase an upgrade.

Ok so completely ridiculous speculation based prediction. New type of input device!. I think a keyboard and mouse is completely antiquated. They were developed to use very (now) primative machinery. The Apple version of the Wii remote? who knows… but it is being addressed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLhMVNdplJc Jeff Han addresses it directly.

Sales figures will be good…as with the usual traffic report at the Apple Stores…

Also expect to hear more partnerships with big companies.

Madonna may make a guest appearance…

So I highly doubt Sprint would carry an Apple-branded phone, since said phone would most likely have some iTunes integration, and if it does, then no one has to use Sprint’s store, which means Sprint potentially loses a revenue stream.

Other carriers have their own music services, so why would they carry the phone too? Most phones ship with features that have been shut off and I doubt Apple would bother designing a product that won’t do whatever it is they build it to do.

Grant: as far as being blindsided, I’m predicting the much-rumored-but-now-forgotten “true” video iPod :)

My prediction is that Apple never makes a cell phone while Steve is at the helm and that he will knock our socks off with something that will take a full hour to explain and demonstrate.

Boom count: 0.