Macworld San Francisco Keynote Coverage, iWork '09 Coming

[Seamaster]

Worst. Keynote. Ever.

 

[0098386]

where was the iphone nano?

Bugger, forgot about that! I wanted one too ah well!

Worst news of all - iWork to be fee based?! Guess I'll be switching to a better word processor.

 

[Quillz]

ok who the hell would need 8hrs in a 17inch notebook?

No one. It's just a gimmick, a way for Apple to now start an (expensive) $99+ battery replacement program. I don't know of anyone who uses a notebook for 8+ hours without plugging it into an AC adapter.

Expect this gimmick battery scheme to trickle down onto the MacBook and 15'' MacBook Pro with the next hardware updates.

 

[Chupa Chupa]

Well in reality it is probably 4 hours under normal use.
and 1000x charges is 2.7 years... Of charging once a day... Perhaps less if you need to charge twice a day.

I want my MacBook Pro to run for 4-5 years. I guess I will go with Lenovo. A laptop even with OS X isn't useful if the battery will not work in 3 years. And I need to pay an arm and a leg to get it replaced.

Really? How do you know since Apple hasn't released the cost to replace a battery? The MBA's battery is $129, including labor, which is the same price as a user-replaceable 15" MBP or 13" MB battery. I'm guessing the 17er's battery will be around the same and that you just want to whine and moan.

 

[mcdj]

Tony Bennett Just Pulled A New Mac Mini Out Of His Jacket!

 

[FoxHoundADAM]

Jeez, no wonder Jobs keeps losing weight, once he saw their bullet points for Mac World he could keep anything down.

 

[mavis]

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1. Steve not doing the last Keynote of Apple
2. Low-life hackers messing with Apple fansites
3. No new Mac minis? For real? What was that about ID strings found in the latest beta of Snow Leopard?

It's a very, very bad day indeed.

Indeed. The Mac Mini thing is most annoying, IMO.

 

[nick9191]

DRM free = sweet
3G downloads = sweet
17" MBP = sweet
iMovie 09 = sweet

 

[jackfrost123]

I like Cali Lewis's coverage......shes cute

she's cute sure but she's a bit on the slow side plus she's a serious jesus/success freak and won't give you the right umm... bang for the buck if you catch my drift (man I really like this, bang for the buck ...heheheh) ...she's cute that is but very uptight.

 

[puffnstuff]

No John Mayer. WHY!!! Phil?!? Why?

 

[Patillac]

This might be the worst MacWorld event in the history of Mac wtf is this crap

agreed
no wonder jobs decided to let schiller "handle" this mediocre keynote

 

[c-Row]

Should all be aiff 1411kbps - stop selling crap. i cant believe people pay for downloading crap quality music - im sure most people dont even know what they re buying!!?

I wouldn't mind FLAC or Apple Lossless, but 256 AAC is more realistic at the moment. And yes, I know what I am buying, thank you.

 

[kas23]

1. Steve not doing the last Keynote of Apple
2. Low-life hackers messing with Apple fansites
3. No new Mac minis? For real? What was that about ID strings found in the latest beta of Snow Leopard?

It's a very, very bad day indeed.

Yes, these seem to be the news of the day. Apple really didn't need a Keynote to announce this stuff. No wonder it was the last one. Completely forgettable.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Dear iPhone nano crowd: HA. HA.

That is all.

 

[DaBrain]

WTH Apple? All you release are Macbook updates these days. I know it's your bread and butter but I had cash in hand to buy a new iMac or Mini. Won't be doing that now. I don't want you 2 year old spare parts for full price!

I don't know why I even get excited about these things, seams like I'm the total opposite of their target market.

Yeah but just think we can by a music lesson now for only $4.99 in iLife!

 

[one1]

Horribly disappointing. No real product launches, no Jobs on the final keynote, nothing. barely worth being there..... maybe that's why jobs didn't go. Nothing to present.

 

[compuguy1088]

That's it folks....

 

[KALLT]

I wonder if the DRM-free music and reduced pricing is available to Europe as well. At least that would be an improvement for me, since I really don't care about the iLife/iWork 'updates' and the 17 inch MacBook.

 

[Joe The Dragon]

1. Steve not doing the last Keynote of Apple
2. Low-life hackers messing with Apple fansites
3. No new Mac minis? For real? What was that about ID strings found in the latest beta of Snow Leopard?

It's a very, very bad day indeed.

New hardware in a big superbowl ad like the 1984 one?

 

[Axemantitan]

Oh Apple, you never fail to disappoint me these days.

Back in the late 90's, the best that we could hope for was a 50MHz speedbump to the G4's and some Photoshop tests. That was disappointment. Here, there is actually some new technology. It's just not what everyone hoped for all at once.

 

[puffnstuff]

DRM free = sweet
3G downloads = sweet
17" MBP = sweet
iMovie 09 = sweet

Oh I am def digging iMovie 09 that's the only thing that made this suckfest suckless but it still sucked

 

[TSE]

Is it over? If there isn't new Mac Minis, that is a real shame. That was the only thing I was looking forward to.

 

[sphoenix]

Dear iPhone nano crowd: HA. HA.

That is all.

Couldn't have said it better

 

[DopeyFish]

Worst keynote since Sony E3 2006

 

[MacSA]

The last time the Mini was updated it was at a "Media Event" I think it was for the iMac, b ut it was a silent upgrade so there's still some hope I suppose.