WWDC 2008 Keynote Coverage Live

[Diode]

I think the most remarkable is people aren't getting the subsidized treatment for this phone. This may be the lowest profit margin in the history of consumer electronics. This is a very intersting business model.

I think Apple plans on getting it's fee from Apps and subscription fees

 

[extraextra]

Apple store is up.

 

[alphaod]

Looks like no "One more thing..."

 

[drewsof07]

Royal disappointment. Plain and simple.

 

[Watabou]

Worst keynote evar.

Sadly, I have to agree. The only big thing for me was the new iPhone and all that was predicted. No video conferencing dissapointed me.

Oh well, I will still be buying it.

 

[gadgetgirl85]

Wow some guy on Saturday bought my iPhone for $350...I hope he doesnt see this.

Someone bought mine for $570 I'm still waiting for confirmation that the funds have cleared

 

[ghall]

*Stares blankly at computer screen, blinks, gets up, and walks away*

 

[lhotka]

Completely disappointed.

The iPhone is irrelevant to the 75% of North America who aren't AT&T customers.

A nice toy, cool features, no significant meat. Where's the Mac?

 

[apachie2k]

Wow...that's 2 hours of my life I'll never get back....

i feel the same way.... very perplexing, just odd...

 

[bdkennedy1]

AAPL stock dove 3 points right after the keynote ended.... and it's still plummeting... -4.4 as I type this

Because the media hyped that something else would be unveiled besides the iPhone.

 

[tmoney468]

Well that was pretty boring, I was hoping for some sort of update to the Mac line, either the MB or MBP. Guess not though

 

[relimw]

What the heck! Just the iPhone?!?

What kind of developer's conference is this?

 

[brisweeney]

is $199 ex vat then? depending on what state your in what will the overall cost be?

ill deffo be getting one here in ireland on july 11th. price was the only thing keeping me away. plus the limited amount of txt's, i use about 600 a month, but o2 ire allowes you to add bundles of txt ontop of your iphone tarrif. so im sold!

 

[Andrew Henry]

There goes the value of my iPhone

 

[mrgreen4242]

This makes the ipod touch 300$ look ridiculous.

Er, the iPhone is going to cost you about $1650 over the course of the contract. A comparable (non-data inclusive) cell plan might run you about half that. Toss in a free handset and a $300 touch and you're saving over $500.

I'm disappointed, not surprised mind you just disappointed, there was no talk of other carriers or better plan pricing from ATT.

 

[lindsayanng]

store is running slow though

 

[ipodtouchy333]

How can they sell 10 million iPhones by the end of this year without selling any for 2 months. UGHHHHH !!!!!!!!! That was ..... DISAPPOINTING

 

[aamaczz]

i stand by my statement before the keynote. No 32GB, no iphone.

Looks like no iphone, oh well.

Completely agree, I bought a 16gb touch last November as that was the largest capacity at the time. I had to dump so much stuff to get it to fit. My contract just finished so I was looking forward to a 32Gb iPhone. Well I guess it has to be something else now...

 

[autrefois]

I have to say I am very impressed with the $199 price point for the 8 GB, and that this price point is worldwide. Kudos to Apple on doing this, they could have made off like bandits. How can anyone complain about that pricing??

It's disappointing that it was iPhone only, but I was happy with what they covered. The apps and iPhone 2.0 sound great (and it sounds like there will be plenty more where that came from), the new iPhone 3G sounds great, mobileme sounds great (let's see if the implementation for mobileme is as well; it was funny how people applauded when it was announced that mobileme was replacing .mac).

So I have to say, for it being an iPhone-only keynote, I was pretty impressed. And I'll be eagerly awaiting news on Snow Leopard later today.

 

[extraextra]

Wow, I would've thought the iPod touch would've been discounted at least $100. Guess not, with the back to school special and all, but I think that's a lot of money for soemthing that has less features than the iPhone.

 

[Hawk.]

iPhone 3G specs:

Screen size: 3.5 inches (diagonal)

Screen resolution: 480 by 320 pixels (163 ppi)

Input method: Multi-Touch

Storage: 8GB and 16GB

Cellular: UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

Wireless data: Wi-Fi (802.11b/g); UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz); EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz); Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR GPS Assisted-GPS

GPS: Assisted-GPS

Camera: 2.0 megapixels

Battery: Talk time: Up to 5 hours on 3G; up to 10 hours on 2G; Standby time: Up to 300 hours; Internet use: Up to 5 hours on 3G; up to 6 hours on Wi-Fi; Video playback: Up to 7 hours; Audio playback: Up to 24 hours

Dimensions: 4.5 by 2.4 by 0.48 inches (115.5 by 62.1 by 12.3 mm)

Weight: 4.7 ounces (133 grams)​

 

[Templex]

Any announcement about about the camera? more than 2 MP?

Camera is the same

I really hope that $199 isn't the subsidized price!

 

[Watabou]

I'm disappointed, not surprised mind you just disappointed, there was no talk of other carriers or better plan pricing from ATT.

Yes, I was expecting that in "One more thing..." But it never came.

 

[Tallest Skil]

Er, the iPhone is going to cost you about $1650 over the course of the contract. A comparable (non-data inclusive) cell plan might run you about half that. Toss in a free handset and a $300 touch and you're saving over $500.

I'm disappointed, not surprised mind you just disappointed, there was no talk of other carriers or better plan pricing from ATT.

It's called jailbreaking and unlocking.

 

[xenotaku]

hmmm...not for sale yet. Maybe it won't be on sale till July.