Disappointment in Macworld '08?

[lordgaino]

Thankful for so little? Why shouldnt I be happy when a product I already own is given an update for free which just requires me plugging it into the computer and pressing one button.

I was quite happy with my iphone before yesterday, and now i pretty much have gps on it, which is better than the blackberry one because it adds accuracy using wi-fi hotspots.

I am now even more pleased with my iphone.

 

[Justinerator]

Belive me I'm an avid Apple fan but sometimes it cracks me up how you guys are so thankful for so little.

The triangulation in Google maps aka fake GPS has been available on BlackBerry for months. No technological breakthrough here, they just ported it to the iPhone which probably took Google about a day to do plus a little QA.
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2007/11/new-magical-blue-circle-on-your-map.html

And $20 for an iPod Touch software update?! Do they need to capitalize on everything?

I totally agree. I currently have a Nokia N75 (waiting till 3g iPhone) which has google maps with a "my location" feature. This came out months ago...

 

[The Phazer]

I wasn't surprised in the slightest about no new hardware iteration. Bear in mind that the thing shipped in Europe less than three months ago… there would have been a lot of very upset people.

I was however quite disappointed that software wise all that there was was 1.13. No SDK release, no actually higher numbered firmware coming… But worst of all is the fact that they just seem to have sat on the finished version of 1.13 for at least the month since it was leaked just so Steve had something to talk about, while leaving us without key functionality that should have been there on day one like multiple SMS sending over New Years Eve - the day statistically where multiple texts are sent more than any other. iPhone functionality development already seems to be glacial at best.

That strikes me as having a pretty low regard for the customer. I suspect I'd be livid about the iPod Touch thing too if I had one.

Phazer

 

[skeen]

I was excited about the reports that 1.1.3 would be more than what was leaked...but, that never came to fruition. So, still no Copy & Paste.

 

[mkaiser1]

OK, 1st thread so go easy on me (this thread is about iPhone - specifically in the UK).

Keynote '08 was good. The movie rental feature will be big. Already DVD rental through the post was dying out and the ability to do rent in HD is a big deal for people that want to do that too. The Apple TV update looks great too!

MacBookAir - for people that want that, great. Myself, I'd sooner have a far cheaper MacBook that does the same job, but I understand that there's a market for light, slim notebooks and Apple want some of that market too.

iPhone - Right, this is the big one. A lot of people were expecting something. Even it was just a 16gb version to slot in the $599 gap. However, the update they've provided looks great.

Realistically, a new iPhone was never going to be released yesterday. I thought that in a similar way to last year, a 2nd gen might be unveiled though. Nonetheless, the big Q now is when. Summer might be a possibility, but like some of you have said, 3G in the USA is only in the big cities and EDGE is perhaps not that much worse. In the UK however, 3G would make a massive difference. That's not to mention GPS. The new way to use Google maps is great - looks very neat, but would be useless in the UK. Hence, surely the obvious date for the 2nd gen iPhone (featuring GPS) would be the annual British MacExpo in London. This happens in November I think.

Comments welcome.