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sirca...@gmail.com
Dec 24, 2008, 9:17:35 AM12/24/08
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Anyone ever notice that since Jason stopped posting we havent had like
any activity? Seems like we need something or someone to hate....
any activity? Seems like we need something or someone to hate....
Jesse T Youngblood
Jan 20, 2009, 1:31:38 AM1/20/09
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Did anyone else think this was the worst macworld in a long time?
Apple's only product launch was one that we knew would arrive very
soon anyway, iWork is relatively the same and iLife (although quite
interesting) doesn't seem to be shipping yet.
Every other company there didn't seem to be launching anything new,
except for those new slick micro-projectors (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/01/08/microvision_show_wx/
). The hordes of people I expected were reduced to sparse spectators
by the third day.
Alex Catullo
Jan 20, 2009, 9:47:01 AM1/20/09
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Well I could only guess from the keynote which was fairly lackluster,
but yeah it did seem a bit off to me, Jobslessness notwithstanding.
iWork and iLife, we're already sort of conditioned to expect every
year but maybe they think we're that dumb and are just wowed and
incredibly surprised by absolutely everything that comes off that
stage (and usually, we are). I think the only thing that got me really
excited was the DRM-free music. That frankly makes it all worth it,
it's a major step in reforming music management and I think is going
to benefit both their users and their business model.
Hearing that the crowds were thinner doesn't quite surprise me, in
this economy the prospect of getting on a plane to go to macworld for
the hell of it would be quite daunting, and If I remember last year
well, we had alot of people who were there just to be there. Also, was
our booth in the same spot this year? We got like all the traffic in
Moscone center last year.
Most companies are probably holding back their major releases until
people have money to spend again, but on the whole I think WWDC this
year is where were going to see some really cool stuff. Most of
Apple's recent advancements have been under the hood in either
hardware or software, with the new nVidia chipsets, snow leopard and
whatnot. Apple's changing real fast, and obviously macworld isn't
their venue anymore given that they're pulling out, but even still, I
blame the government.
but yeah it did seem a bit off to me, Jobslessness notwithstanding.
iWork and iLife, we're already sort of conditioned to expect every
year but maybe they think we're that dumb and are just wowed and
incredibly surprised by absolutely everything that comes off that
stage (and usually, we are). I think the only thing that got me really
excited was the DRM-free music. That frankly makes it all worth it,
it's a major step in reforming music management and I think is going
to benefit both their users and their business model.
Hearing that the crowds were thinner doesn't quite surprise me, in
this economy the prospect of getting on a plane to go to macworld for
the hell of it would be quite daunting, and If I remember last year
well, we had alot of people who were there just to be there. Also, was
our booth in the same spot this year? We got like all the traffic in
Moscone center last year.
Most companies are probably holding back their major releases until
people have money to spend again, but on the whole I think WWDC this
year is where were going to see some really cool stuff. Most of
Apple's recent advancements have been under the hood in either
hardware or software, with the new nVidia chipsets, snow leopard and
whatnot. Apple's changing real fast, and obviously macworld isn't
their venue anymore given that they're pulling out, but even still, I
blame the government.
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