Quite an interesting presentation. I was impressed.
Like where Lion is going.
Really see a great value proposition for the MBAs. I see them as real computers now rather than just luxuries.
What do you think?
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nolavabo 2:47 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
Facetime for Macs! Facetime for Macs! Facetime for Macs! Facetime for Macs! Facetime for Macs!
Inevitable, even obvious. But I was waiting on this to buy an iPhone 4.
JPWatkins 2:47 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
BTW,
Link to video of the event:
http://www.apple.com/apple-events/
nolavabo 2:48 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
Oh, and the Mac App Store. If I can buy iLife 11 through it, all the better.
Expect to see the Windows 7 App Store announced before Christmas.
JPWatkins 3:01 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
Yeah. I’m a little surprised this isn’t bigger news.
I see this as an indication all mobile computing will now go solid state, which means faster, more powerful, instantly usable, and hard times for HDD manufacturers.
Lots of cool stuff. Some of my faves:
MBA
iOS features coming to the Mac (still not too impressed with the Magic trackpad mouse though)
Loved the new features on iLife
Lion looks to be a very interesting move. The iDevices, far from canbalizing Macs look like they will reinforce Macs, and visa versa.
I’m excited.
carlmuck 3:30 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
MBA pricing looks good, its right about where the high-end netbooks were. And MBA is a better answer there. I’ll probably be getting the MBA 11.6 for my daughter to replacer her Acer (and make her very happy at Christmas!)
GotWake 4:51 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
That was a great presentation. Steve and Co. have outdone themselves with Mac apps. That is absolutely going to be the biggest thing. It feeds that instant gratification and impulse buying bug. Yet another revenue source for aapl.
and…… I bet that feeds iAds too.
The MBAs look great. I’m think it would be a great laptop for my kids. I’m with you JP, I bought the trackpad, but I just don’t like it as good as the Magic mouse. I don’t think anyone touched the trackpad during the presentation??
The next few years are going to game changing time! Apple’s ecosystem is maturing nicely, while everyone else fumbles around trying to rush their crap to market. Fun times
JPWatkins 5:18 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
Sorry GW, I meant the Magic Mouse (I don’t have the nomenclature down.)
I find that it skids away when one tries to use it like a trackpad, which makes it frustrating. I’ve not used the magic trackpad much, but I imagine it would would be similar to to the trackpad on my MBP, which is OK but no substitute for a mouse.
BTW, did anyone else notice the difficulty the fellow had with either the Magic Mouse (my guess) or the gestures when “Mission Control” was being demonstrated. I felt bad for him.
GotWake 6:00 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
I actually like my Magic mouse. You may want to get a new mouse pad. One that isn’t so slick. I’m using my old Falcon pad and it keeps the mouse from moving. It would be irritating to have it skid.
I did notice the issue during the presentation. I guess he was using a four finger sweep?? Hopefully, it’s just a quirk that hasn’t been ironed out.
I loved the comment that like everyone, he liked “windows”. I was like WTH, then he corrected it to not MS Windows. If I was the crew as MS, I would use that as a little spoof in the next presentation. But, I doubt the execs over there have that much vision.
nolavabo 8:36 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
Poor guys’ hands were shaking. Public speaking is terrifying for most people, and he has an audience of tens of thousands of people. I recall a bit from a comedy routine back in the 70s (and then stolen by Seinfeld) that surveys showed that people are more afraid of public speaking than dying. So at a funeral, they’d rather be in the coffin than the guy giving the eulogy.
For some reason, although I’m not a very extroverted person, I never suffered from that particular problem.
Birra 8:49 pm on October 20, 2010 577 days ago Reply
“Poor guys‚Äô hands were shaking.” Had that problem once, then discovered valium.
I’m really impressed with the MBAs and the pricing. These are going to sell really well and put disks suppliers in dire straights. Apparently, Apple will suck up the world’s supply of flash.
Birra 9:19 am on October 21, 2010 576 days ago Reply
Here’s an interesting question.
Will the MBAir cannibalize the MBPro? Does it matter?
GotWake 12:41 pm on October 21, 2010 576 days ago Reply
@birra
I bought my first Macbook Pro back when the Air first came out. I had actually gone to buy the Air. But, I just could not resist the Pro. I think the Air really drives traffic into Apple stores. That is what Apple wants, either way, you will be walking out with something.
Zee 12:49 pm on October 21, 2010 576 days ago Reply
Conditionally yes and no. Does it matter? Only if the percentage of sales growth is less than the existing MBA, and MBPro sales growth and projected curve. Could that happen? Unlikely.
Pleasure to see you Bir. Charming question, like an echo too. Don’t knock yourself out, sir.
JPWatkins 12:45 pm on October 22, 2010 575 days ago Reply
Seems to me that the two are very different, at least for now. As I have said before, I consider my 17″ MBP more a portable desktop than a laptop. The smaller MBPs are more laptop-ish. Possibly the smallest MBP overlaps a bit with the MBA, but “Pro’s” need the power of a real MBP.
I’m sure the MBAs and MBPs will continue to influence future versions of each other though.
Birra 8:51 am on October 26, 2010 571 days ago Reply
The MBP and MBA are quite different, but personally I’d have a hard time picking one over the other for my needs. Unfortunately my 4 year old MBP hasn’t aged at all. Sometimes I wish that Apple didn’t make such damn good products. Pretty much how I feel about my 2000 Nissan Frontier. I simply can’t bring myself to buy something new when my old ones are like new. What a dilemma!