Come on, guys and girls. You have to have a long range vision. Computers will soon be iPhones, mainly because of Apple.
I think the biggest problem then is that Apple misnamed this product. It's confusing because it's not (just) a phone. Maybe they should have called it the MacPod, or ?Pod (or typed out "ApplePod", since the Apple symbol won't show), or ProPod.
If you go to
http://www.apple.com/iphone/, its phone capabilities aren't even the first thing mentioned. That's just a subset of what the device does. Calling it a phone doesn't do it justice. The folks at Apple simply weren't thinking if they thought die-hard computer lovers would like Steve Jobs saying that computers are going to be replaced by phones and then promptly taking the word "computers" out of the name of the company. They
may have gotten away with it better if they they had called the iPhone something different in my opinion.
It very well may turn out that this gadget will be like the iPod, many people on MR said that would be the most overpriced flop in history but instead it revolutionized technology, much like Jobs thinks this new device will. Reaction has been more tempered here for the iPhone or Apple iPhone or whatever it's called. But I think it will take a while though for this to catch on (even revolutions take a little time!), especially since it's locked to one phone company.
Maybe just me but i'd rather they didn't announce the phone today but rather make a special event for it and release it on the day. They should have have done the tradition iLife/iWork/Leopard pitches today and maybe release the 12" MBP and updated Mac Pros. That'll would have been very ideal. Oh well.......
Jobs should have either done this or else gave SOME mention to the other stuff. I will watch the keynote soon, but it sounds like he basically said. we're not going to talk about the Mac today and didn't talk about Macs, software, or anything besides the Apple TV and the iPhone. He should have at least said something quick like Leopard is coming along and will still be out Spring 2007 and will of course be 10x better than Vista, and other Apple software/product updates are coming soon on the horizon, BUT we've got something much bigger to show you today...
Just noticed that as well - what a crock of crap. Replace the tab for the ENTIRE line of computers with info on a not-even-available cell phone?
Agreed. That's just poor business. Go ahead and hype up your new unreleased product, but don't make it difficult for the users, especially casual or first-time visitors to the site, to find your current products. Sure it lists hardware and software in the line underneath the tabs, but I am increasingly amazed at what the average computer user seems to not be able to see. If it's not prominent, it will be overlooked by some/many.
Kudos to MacRumors for it's excellent coverage of this event. The photos were a great addition.
Yes, Thank you MacRumors!!! I apologize for my bad manners yesterday by not thanking you. I usually thank MR for their coverage, but got caught up in the moment. Great photos and great to have live coverage!
