Sunday, May 18, 2008

(Way) Off Topic: Apple screws up

Occasionally I post a tidbit or two about my *other* favorite company, Apple, which stepped in a little bit of poo this week by offering little at its latest MacWorld but puffery and the $1,800 envelope-thin MacBook Air (pictured above) that is two pounds lighter than the $1,100 MacBook, but with lower performance specs (and no CD drive); and a still-lobotomized Apple TV that STILL doesn't record TV! Reminds me of the $1,800 Mac Cube announcement. I'm sure Apple will sell a few, but we've come to expect more from the world's most innovative company. Where is the 3G iPhone? Cut-and-paste on the iPhone? Where is the sub-$1,000 headless Mac that isn't mini-neutered?

On the other hand, I love the new virtual GPS on my iPhone, with the major upgrade to Google Maps. And anybody who doesn't own an iPhone yet, get with the program already!

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