What Are Attendees Saying About The Keynote?
From The Expo Floor - What Are Attendees Saying About The Keynote?
by , 10:00 AM EDT, July 18th, 2002
It wouldn't be MACWRLD without a Steve Jobs keynote and the Mac community's incessant commentary. It is in that spirit that we ventured onto the show floor to capture and preserve for posterity your reactions to the new software, new hardware, and all the stuff in Apple's booth.
"I really like the 17" screen iMac," said TJ, a college student. Aaron, a student and Mac technician, agreed that it is "kinda cool." Aaron also owns a bluetooth-ready phone and said he was excited about iSync. TJ said, "iSync sounds really cool; [I] don't really understand how it works." Mike, who works in Internet ad sales, works on both Mac and PC and was "looking to find out about this iSync," with the hope that it might make managing two platforms easier. And Renae, who works in publishing, said, "iSync was a big surprise. I didn't expect that at all....I'm very excited."
The new iPods also drew positive reactions. Renae was glad to see the refinements to the line (which include a motionless scroll wheel and a thinner 10GB model, as well as lower prices). Nick, an ad designer, was pleased that there is now an iPod that can hold his whole music collection. And Jim, also in advertising, thought that the new iPod and Rendezvous were the best features of the keynote.
Somewhat surprising considering the vagueness of Apple's message, Rendezvous is the other pleaser for many attendees. Greg, who works in advertising sales, said, "this is the beginning of self-configuring devices" -- the type of technology that could turn IT positions from full-time jobs to consulting work. Other people were happy that Rendezvous would make stealing music even easier.
Among the disappointments, Jim and TJ were hoping to see the G5 released in a tower system, while Aaron would have been satisfied with a mere speed bump in the G4s. Several attendees had an air of resigned displeasure at the elimination of iTools. "Being that I'm a college student with no money," TJ said it was too bad that he would have to pay for .Mac services. Jim said, "I thought it was a big surprise [that Apple is charging for .Mac]. I was bragging to a friend that Apple gives you this stuff for free....Yeah, you pay more for the computer, but you get extras."
Andrew, another student, had even stronger reservations about .Mac. "I really don't like the idea," he said. "If it gets popular...and people start depending on it, they can do whatever they want, like Microsoft's .net."
It's all part and parcel of the peanut gallery's commentary. Stay tuned for more coverage of MWNY.
Observer Comments
Comments are currently closed. Please email the author instead.
Recent Headlines - Updated November 9th
- Mon, 7:20 PM
- Rumor - Apple May Update iPod touch in December
- 6:45 PM
- Product News - MacUpdate Desktop Updated to 5.0.1 with New Features, Bug Fixes
- 5:16 PM
- Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.6.2 - Guest Account Bug Fixed, Much More
- 4:12 PM
- Games - New For iPhone: Star Rangers, Air Force Supremacy, Blood Beach, More
- 2:51 PM
- Apple Stock Watch - Radio Shack Jumps 14% on iPhone Deal, Apple Up 3%
- 2:25 PM
- Games - EA Scoops Up Social Games Publisher Playfish
- 1:51 PM
- Deal Brothers - Western Digital 1TB SATA Intellipower Hard Drive: $84.99
- 10:58 AM
- News - StarHub Signs Singapore iPhone Deal
- 10:36 AM
- Hot Forum Topic - Reader Speculation: What’s in Apple’s Tablet?
- 10:08 AM
- News - Apple Kicks Off New Credit Program
- 9:26 AM
- News - Apple Launches Reserve and Pick Up Program
- 8:49 AM
- News - ikee Worm Rickrolls Jailbroken iPhones
The Mac Observer Reader Specials
- TypeStyler For Mac OS X is Now Shipping! Download The Free Fully Functional 60 Day Tryout at www.typestyler.com
RamJet Memory: Mac Pro 8-core 8GB Kit $199.99, 4GB Kits $109.99! Sale on MacBook and MacBook Pro 8GB kits $549.99! New MacBook DDR3 2GB for $49.99. iMac and Mac mini 4GB Kits for $79.99! 1TB SATA Hard Drives for $109.99! Click here
OWC: Get the Right Memory / Ram for your Mac. Top Quality, Competitive Prices, Lifetime Warranty. Expert Support and Video Installation Guidies too! 4.0GB Matched Sets from $87.99, Options up to 32GB. Click here
If you're using a Mac, then you've gotta check out Full Tilt Poker for Mac. This Full Tilt Poker bonus code does the unthinkable, it actually rewards!For the latest Apple products use Ciao, a price comparison website, to find laptops like MacBook Air. Then find the best prices on MP3 players and use our comparison tool to evaluate mobile phones like the Apple iPhone.
Laptop Hardware Provided by TechRestore - Overnight Mac & iPod Repairs.

