MacWorld First Thoughts
So....I saw Steve Jobs' keynote this AM. Well, sort of. When I got to Moscone West around 8:20 (for the 9:00 keynote), there were, no exaggeration, at least 1000 people in line ahead of me. The line snaked around and around the cavernous first floor of Moscone West.
Eventually, by 8:45 or so, they started letting us file through the lines and upstairs. I was near the end of the line, probably only 100-200 people behind me. And, I guess the main auditorium where Steve spoke was full, because they routed the last few hundred of us into an overflow room, where we watched the keynote on closed-captioned TV screens. Cool, but not exactly the experience I wanted.
So, saw the introduction of the "AppleTV" set top device, and the introduction of the long-awaited iPhone. It's no hyperbole to say that it is the best. phone. ever. People here are salivating for it, crowding around to see the demo unit, which is sealed in a plastic cylinder and off limits for us. The phone itself will not ship until June, and will be available only on Cingular Wireless, which may not do me any good. It also seems like it is going to have half-assed support for Exchange mail, requiring an IMAP connection to an Exchange server. Not what I would prefer.
In the "Microsoft Bloggers' Lounge" now, on the exhibit hall floor. Lots and lots and lots of people here, very cool products. A little classier than CES, haven't seen any half-naked women yet.
Eventually, by 8:45 or so, they started letting us file through the lines and upstairs. I was near the end of the line, probably only 100-200 people behind me. And, I guess the main auditorium where Steve spoke was full, because they routed the last few hundred of us into an overflow room, where we watched the keynote on closed-captioned TV screens. Cool, but not exactly the experience I wanted.
So, saw the introduction of the "AppleTV" set top device, and the introduction of the long-awaited iPhone. It's no hyperbole to say that it is the best. phone. ever. People here are salivating for it, crowding around to see the demo unit, which is sealed in a plastic cylinder and off limits for us. The phone itself will not ship until June, and will be available only on Cingular Wireless, which may not do me any good. It also seems like it is going to have half-assed support for Exchange mail, requiring an IMAP connection to an Exchange server. Not what I would prefer.
In the "Microsoft Bloggers' Lounge" now, on the exhibit hall floor. Lots and lots and lots of people here, very cool products. A little classier than CES, haven't seen any half-naked women yet.
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