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How satisfied are you with the macworld announcements?
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I gave it a 7. I use Pages quite a lot, so the update there was very welcome.
I also expected an iPhone software update. Was disappointed that we didn't get any mention of one. There's so much to add to the phone that Apple can't just leave it, and letting 3rd party app developers solve it isn't a solution.
I also expected an iPhone software update. Was disappointed that we didn't get any mention of one. There's so much to add to the phone that Apple can't just leave it, and letting 3rd party app developers solve it isn't a solution.
I have and there's plenty on my iPod and iPhone. But, why get all excited when it has already been around for months, if not years?
Wasn't expecting much. MWSF clearly doesn't factor much in Apple's future plans... when we found out it was going to be the last one and that Steve wouldn't be doing the keynote I think it was obvious that it'd be low key.
That said, the stuff Phil did was good and the all-but-death of DRM is very good news indeed.
That said, the stuff Phil did was good and the all-but-death of DRM is very good news indeed.
Because now we have a solution straight from Apple. Because the company who started out by writing an open letter to the idiotic music industry got. their. way. This is a blow to the RIAA and it means that if Apple writes an open letter to the Blu-ray consortium, eventually we WILL see Blu-ray quality movies in iTunes without HDCP. WITHOUT H.D.C.P.
It helps that they're on the Blu-ray board, too.
No, 256 kbps is good, but I would just be very careful converting these to WAV files and burning them to a disc as the sound is likely going to become distorted and will lack depth. Listening to 256 kbps mp3 on an mp3 player is fine though. I don't like those kind of restrictions on my music, but to each his own.
Except that iTunes Plus songs are in 256 Kbps AAC format which has the same audio quality as 320Kbps MP3 format.
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All I have to say is, The lack of Steve Jobs is stunning.
Though I'm only 2 minutes into it, so I don't know If he makes an appearance.
Though I'm only 2 minutes into it, so I don't know If he makes an appearance.
I am really glad that the iTunes Store is going DRM-free (mostly) and that we are able to download more stuff over the cellular networks. I am satisfied. I want push, but I can wait. I didn't care about a new version of the iPhone and I personally think it's too soon to be releasing one.
Also, why no Steve Jobs?
Also, why no Steve Jobs?
i was hoping for an ilife update which i got... so am therefore happy 
expect little and you won't be frustrated when things don't turn out! you just have to chant that mantra every time apple has an event and you'll remain sane!
expect little and you won't be frustrated when things don't turn out! you just have to chant that mantra every time apple has an event and you'll remain sane!
I'm mixed. I'd give it a big ZERO for lack of any big news on the iPhone. I keep thinking (hoping) they are working on a major OS update for the iPhone, to address MMS, Cut and Paste, and app backgrounding or push notifications. No news this week though! But then again, they did say they were dropping out of Macworld so they could announce things on their own terms. So maybe there will be a press event in a month or two.
But with that said, the announcement that they are dropping DRM on iTunes is pretty huge, and underrated I think.
So I'll give it a 5.
But with that said, the announcement that they are dropping DRM on iTunes is pretty huge, and underrated I think.
So I'll give it a 5.
I was very excited when they announced that all the songs in iTunes are DRM-free now. I had never bought anything from iTunes, up until last night. I couldn't justify spending money on something that will only allow me to put it on a certain amount of devices.
I was also excited about iLife '09. The new features in iPhoto will be awesome to use. My wife is probably in iPhoto every other day messing with her pictures (she is a picture whore).
I think that the new Mac Mini and iMac will be released at another event in the next month.
I was also excited about iLife '09. The new features in iPhoto will be awesome to use. My wife is probably in iPhoto every other day messing with her pictures (she is a picture whore).
I think that the new Mac Mini and iMac will be released at another event in the next month.
I gave it a generous 3. Overall it was just really bland. iLife has nothing worth running out and buying, iWork is just prettier than before and still has a long way to go to catch up to OpenOffice or MSOffice, no great hardware revelations....
The iTunes thing is alright, but i buy actual cd's so i dont have to pay the same to get low bitrate junk.
Just boring. Really, really boring.
The iTunes thing is alright, but i buy actual cd's so i dont have to pay the same to get low bitrate junk.
Just boring. Really, really boring.
I gave it a "10".
The question was:
"How satisfied are you with the macworld announcements?"
Well, I expected no new announcements regarding the iPhone so I was completely satisfied in that regard. I was happy to see the iTunes changes which I was not expecting.
Maybe you guys need to look up what "satisfied" means....
Now, if the question had been:
"How exciting, on a scale of 1 to 10, were the Macworld announcements?"
I would have given it a "3".
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The question was:
"How satisfied are you with the macworld announcements?"
Well, I expected no new announcements regarding the iPhone so I was completely satisfied in that regard. I was happy to see the iTunes changes which I was not expecting.
Maybe you guys need to look up what "satisfied" means....
Now, if the question had been:
"How exciting, on a scale of 1 to 10, were the Macworld announcements?"
I would have given it a "3".
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Exactly! I don't understand how other people don't understand the implications of iTunes being DRM free, not just for the music market, but for all types of media. The implications are far reaching, and Blu-ray is definitely going to be affected by this development as well.
It's just music, but the idea is that Apple accomplished the unthinkable which was to put the music industry in its place and carve out a fair deal (i.e. you buy something and you own it, to do with what you wish, and that it isn't technologically limited to certain media types or a number of uses). The idea is that if Apple can accomplish this in the world of music, the likelihood that Apple might be able to accomplish the same thing is other forms of media such as Blu-ray (or video) media, is extremely promising, specifically by challenging HDCP (which is basically the visual media version of DRM).