Re: WWDCHappy Or Not?
Originally posted by maraczc
Let's put aside the Powebook issue for now. We all know that everyone is disapointed that the Powerbook didn't get a revision but crying about it won't help. =P
But what do you think about the G5?
G5 is the greatest next thing to happen to the Mac platform. I am really excited about the performance and the room to grow. I just wish it would move to the rest of the machine ASAP!
What do you think about iSight?
Blah!

Too expensive, if it was Apple or some other company that made something like this, it is not THAT revolutionary.
What do you think about the iChat update?
Coming from the Windows side, I found out YIM on the Mac didn't support AV, so I guess this is a good thing, but $30 for Jag users?!? WTF!
What do you think about the Safari update?
We are finally at 1.0, but I don't use Safari yet. I might get into it later, Netscape 7.0 is what I use now.
What do you think about the OS update?
I think Panther looked great! I LOVE Exposé, and the other cool things are good. However, I HATE the metal look and I really really hope that I can change it. The metal look to me is a theme, might fit some personal tastes, but I'd rather the main theme be subdued. Oh yeah, and $129 is too much ... but then again I feel that way because I bought my first Mac end of May.
Do you think that WWDC was as great as you'd hope or a disapointment?
It was long, it had its moments. I don't like the design of the new PM case, I loved the hinge on the old one and I used to advocate the Mac to PC users by just showing them that cool design whenever I could, but of course functionality comes first.
The part that I am not happey with is the price of the new systems. Entry level PM for $1999?!?! WTF? I mean I was sooooooooo waiting for this update to get a PM, but this is ridiculous, it is WAAAAY too expensive! I was hoping to replace my PC desktop, but now I am going to wait until the price drops to something more reasonable. $1499 for the entry level with a combo drive is something I can live with, and that is $300 less that what the prices are now. And for God's sake, put friggin 512MB of RAM in there, you know we all need it.
And for those who will say "it is a pro machine, go for the cheaper iMac, eMac, etc". This is no longer an option, the performance gap between the pro machines and teh "consumer" machines is now HUGE. Either update those machines, or bring PM prices down. I will be happy with my iBook until next year, in the mean time I will invest in a full sized keyboard!