Comments on: Macworld Overview

By: the constant skeptic

the constant skeptic — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:43:00 +0000

The desktop is dead. It has now been stated, so it must be true. So speaks the constant skeptic.

By: kilvano

kilvano — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:58:07 +0000

I thought that Macworld was fantastic…not because of the keynote itself but the build up and excitement that surrounded it. Engadget went down, Macrumours has that great auto update site and Twitter went tits up for hours.

* NAS – Great idea…copying everyone else but its apple so will sell like hotcakes. The price isnt too bad either.
* iTunes – Again great movie rentals…great price and handy.
* iPod touch $20 upgrade WTF. Why should they have to pay…surely they already have paid. JAILBREAK!
* Mac Book Air – Great engineering acheivement! I think it should replace the macbook in the long run. I dont think its an everyday use laptop unless ultra portability is needed E.G. business traveller etc.

I feel that apple are still forcussing on money (which is what a business is for…but not what people expect from apple). Driving revenue through the movies, music and podcast as well as making a fantastic laptop which will sell a LOT. They are forgetting their bread and butter market…the market that stuck by during the tough times and buy Macs like crazy still. Multimedia, designers and artist! Sure they stuck rally fast CPUs in the Mac Pro’s but…

* Where are the new screens? The old ones are OLD and over priced. I know a load of people who will buy a mac compter and then a Dell Screen. Buy a gorgeous comp and a black crappy looking screen.
* Where is the 17″ MBP LED screen? I want a longer battery life and less colour bleed.
* Why no SSD on MBP? Why dont they get the speed bump?

I also think that they update software and devices with what they want to update them with. Who wants lyrics on the iPhone? I want Bluetooth to work with other phones to send receive files. I want to use it as a usb drive. Im not the only one. People have been crying out for these features for a while. They have addressed the issue with sending multiple people the same text which is great but if you own a jailbroken iPhone then you can have this anyway.

Why didnt he demonstrate more of the offerings on the SDK? What is it capable of?

I think that the stuff that Apple have done is great. All big improvements but the keynote left more questions than it did answers.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:07:13 +0000

Nothing too huge, except the MBA. While it’s not something for everybody, I can definitely see a College Student getting one, as it’s light enough to take to class, and then having an external SuperDrive for installing stuff, burning movies, etc. Other than that, I would have to say that the Time Capsule is pretty cool, as I HATE having to be stuck in my room (where the WiFI doesn’t reach) to do a backup. Overall, a fair keynote, and I’m looking forward to the next keynote, as they’ll probably have a TON of new stuff by then, and it’ll most likely be useful to me.

By: christine

christine — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:33:51 +0000

I think the “air” wasnt just referring to the MBA

Everything he talked about was wireless right?
all data blah blah blah is now through “air” -wireless

thats been on my mind

Loved ur review.

By: Alec Feld

Alec Feld — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:32:22 +0000

I thought this year’s MacWorld sucked.

Like 90%.

The only good, sem-useful thing they announced was Time Capsule. Kudos for the pricing. However, wireless backup sucks, and I can only see, if ever using it, using it wired.

The MacBook Air is alright, but I have no use for it so for now, no comment.

$20 for an iPod software update? Piss off.

Renting movies sucks.

And sure, the new Apple TV is alright, but in the end it’s just some new software. Lack of hardware improvements is ridiculous.

Lame product announcements. Try again, Steve.

By: Sheridan Haskell

Sheridan Haskell — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:30:01 +0000

The one thing I really was exited about was movie rentals. Although it won’t replace Netflix for me, I can see this replacing some trips to the rental store when I don’t have time to wait for my netflixes to arrive.