I think Apple will be looking to diversify the iPhone line which will probably include a cheap iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G Video as the mid-range option, and perhaps this 3GS is the higher end model -- OLED screen, slightly wider, higher specs and background apps along with a premium physical design that sets it apart from the other two iPhone models. It wouldn't surprise me to see support for LTE included as AT&T (and others) will be deploying service heavily in the next 2 years (typical life span of an iPhone?)
For Snow Leopard I agree that Apple will probably offer it at a highly reduced price compared to 10.4 or 10.5. There will probably be at least a few surprises we haven't seen yet but nothing that is going to justify a $100+ price for most people. The worst thing that could happen for Apple is for 10.4 & 10.5 to continue lingering around XP style if users don't quickly adopt 10.6. Between lax copy protection and a low price tag Apple could easily move 70-80% of their Intel users to 10.6 within a year. There have been rumors Windows 7 upgrade pricing is going to be quite cheap so Apple has to at least match that price. (both 7 & 10.6 are basically maintenance releases and probably have the same approximate value to consumers)
I don't expect any other big surprises. Apple wants the new iPhone to be the #1 story coming out of WWDC.
I'd bet against a "lite" iPhone for now, since Apple is still locked into AT&T for another year. If they wanted to release a new "iPhone Mini", it would make sense to do so when (or if) they open up to other carriers, to make a play at the bigger market share.
Oh God, I hope the OLED screen thing pans out - it would be a huge step forward for Apple, the kind of step they need right now to set themselves apart from me-too offerings that are starting to hit the market.
Did anyone else here notice that a new iTunes update is out, which enables support for iPhone OS 3.0? This seems like jumping the gun if the hardware isn't due out for another month. Are we going to see hardware availability immediately this week?
For Snow Leopard I agree that Apple will probably offer it at a highly reduced price compared to 10.4 or 10.5. There will probably be at least a few surprises we haven't seen yet but nothing that is going to justify a $100+ price for most people. The worst thing that could happen for Apple is for 10.4 & 10.5 to continue lingering around XP style if users don't quickly adopt 10.6. Between lax copy protection and a low price tag Apple could easily move 70-80% of their Intel users to 10.6 within a year. There have been rumors Windows 7 upgrade pricing is going to be quite cheap so Apple has to at least match that price. (both 7 & 10.6 are basically maintenance releases and probably have the same approximate value to consumers)
I don't expect any other big surprises. Apple wants the new iPhone to be the #1 story coming out of WWDC.