"End of life"?

[Claire Hart]

Charles Moore's "The 'Book Review" of 1/21/05 (from LowEndMac) quotes 
Lionel from Hardmac:  "We have just been informed that PowerBooks as 
well as eMac SuperDrive have been declared "End of Life" at the FNAC."  
Following that lead, I found that Hardmac's site (I've never been there 
before) says:

An independent European source has confirmed that the following 
machines have been "end of life'd" :
 Powerbook G4 12" 1.33 GHz combo (M9183*/A)
 Powerbook G4 12" 1.33 GHz Superdrive (M9184*/A)
 Powerbook G4 15" 1.33 GHz Combo (M9421*/A)
 Powerbook G4 15" 1.5 GHz Superdrive (M9422*/A)
 Powerbook G4 17" 1.5 GHz Superdrive (M9462*/A)
 In short, the whole Powerbook range is up for a refresh.
 [Update]: another source from Australia has confirmed it. There is an 
additional comment given by Apple regarding the current status: "AFSI", 
meaning Awaiting Further Shipping Information.

I've gathered that a G5 PowerBook is a long way off.  What do you think 
will replace the above PowerBooks?

Claire
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