But Fall? I guess that's to coincide with the release of whatever the next iPhone will be (5 or 4S).
Gotta give the devs time to a) properly test the OS, b) start making use of those new features and c) perhaps most importantly check nothing breaks in their apps.
alent1234 said:
unless you're 100% apple fanboy wwdc was a big yawn this year
some cool little improvements but nothing spectacular
I'm sorry but that's nonsense. Apple chucked out three major features today that will all be available within a few months and which are potential game changers:
1) iMessage goes right at the heart of RIM and, if it works as advertised, WILL get Blackberry users transitioning to iPhone. It also adds built-in messaging for iPod Touches adding another major value-add for Apple to what's already a very nice product.
2) iCloud looks to be cloud services done properly. Again we'll have to wait and see how it works in practice but based on what we've seen Apple are far ahead of any other OS manufacturer. Geeks seem to forget that it's not about the functionality itself, it's about making it simple to use and getting everyone on-board. iCloud seems to have a real shot at doing that and solves a lot of existing problems.
3) Finally the big one, PC Free. The iPad just became a standalone computer at least a year ahead of Windows 8 hitting the market and with a vastly superior ecosystem and sync service for both media and data than anything else out there. It was already a huge hit, this is only going to increase its potential reach. Same goes for the iPhone and iPod Touch as well.
I'd also add Lion to that list, partially because there's a lot of very nice looking updates in there, partialy because of iCloud but mainly because of its delivery mechanism and price. OS updates through the App Store? Yes, some won't be happy about that but it's going to be fascinating to see how quickly the transition from Snow Leopard happens. Microsoft will be watching that one VERY carefully...
Also I doubt it will take 4 months to come, it is plausible enough for it to arrive before the September event and new iPhone 4S & iPod touches.
TV... it's basically a screen-less iPod touch. Connect to your HDTV, use wireless keyboard and mouse... 99$* Apple computer for your living room.
