Keynote Reactions
Since I was unable to find reliable WiFi for most of the day, I’ve now had almost a day to think over yesterday’s announcements and get other people’s reactions. The general feeling seems to be one of disappointment.
This is the first keynote in a long time where I didn’t want to run out and buy something immediately. The MacBook Air is gorgeous, but I can’t really use one because it’s not powerful enough to use as my main system, and there’s no easy way to sync it with another Mac. If they had the rumored docking station, I probably would get one.
Most of the predictions were pretty accurate this time, although some of the more interesting rumored products didn’t materialize. Some people were very disappointed that Apple didn’t release new cinema displays with a built-in iSight, and the lack of iPod announcements (other than the Touch) was surprising.
The new Apple TV looks very nice. For the first time I’d consider buying one.
iPhone software 1.1.3 looks great and is pretty much exactly what was leaked to several rumor sites. The lack of video is still disappointing, though. At yesterday’s Apple Universe Live event, Daniel & Scoble were streaming live to Qik.com from their Nokia N95s, and those of us with iPhones still can’t do that. The Phone SDK will probably change that, though.
The keynote had a much bigger crowd than last year, even though there were fewer surprises. Last year I got on line at 6AM and was able to get into the main hall easily. This year I got there at 5:30AM and could only get into the overflow room.
Tags: Macworld Expo
