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Software Not Addressed In Macworld Keynote
Today was certainly exciting day for everyone following the Macworld Expo. The announcement of the iPhone and the Apple TV, the latter more so than the former, certainly blew this blogger away. The one category of products expected by almost everyone, but missing from the keynote, was Apple's lineup of software, including the iLife suite and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. This begs the question about what Apple's plans are for the perennial update to the software suites, and when they plan to announce the release date and feature set for Leopard.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Chris Davis said 2:50PM on 1-09-2007
Didn't you mean "the former moreso than the latter"? ;-)
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rvr said 2:52PM on 1-09-2007
dang the iphone is unbelievable. and very ballsy of steve to completely leave out any mention of the all the other items that were sure bets in many minds:
leopard
displays
mac pro
ilife
iwork
etc.
wtf? i hope there are some announcements on the apple site in the next few days, or a special event soon, to deal with all the other stuff.
but the iphone. wow.
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Fraser Drew said 2:53PM on 1-09-2007
I think apple special event, full intro of Leopard, with iLife/iWork alongside - new leopard specific features??
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Lars Ivar said 2:54PM on 1-09-2007
I see they have released a new airport extreme, maybe they will release more later today? I hope so, want a new better ilife :)
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Ben said 2:54PM on 1-09-2007
This is the biggest disappointment for me. I have no interest in an iPhone, though I am glad they finally released it so I can stop reading about all the rumors.
But where were the software updates? Not even a mention of Leopard?? I've been waiting since August to get a new Macbook for them to release Leopard, and have planned on it being early Jan. Now I don't know what to do.
about the iPhone... No expansion possibilites? No 3G internet (wifi and EDGE only)? No stylus for handwritten input? Nah, I'll
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mgkwho said 2:55PM on 1-09-2007
Guys, keep in mind, he DID say there will be a lot in the next three months.
Just wait. Some more. ugh.
-=|Mgkwho
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Matt V said 2:55PM on 1-09-2007
Also a replacement for the iSight.
I want one of those iPhones.
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Quadrant said 3:00PM on 1-09-2007
Have we missed the point? After we wipe our brow about a product that won't be released for ages and one that is near as dammit useless outside the US as the iTunes Store doesn't supply any movies outside that territory.... it was a MACworld keynote with NO mention about the MAC in anyway shape or form. I was blown away, not by a nice new phone but the balls of Apple Inc (ha!) to spend a two hour keynote near as dammit on a bloody phone!! Shocked.
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Thomas said 3:00PM on 1-09-2007
Ben: Dont mean to be rude, but even if Leopard would have been discussed today, it would have not been released.
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macDAK said 3:00PM on 1-09-2007
How long will it be before we hear about scratches on the new iPhone? How about some third party software so I can add my documents, spreadsheets, filemaker databases? That would make it the PERFECT device for me.
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Phill said 3:02PM on 1-09-2007
Wow! Big let down. Was looking forward to seeing more Leopard and iLife / iWork 07. Surely Microsoft has switched off it's photocopiers now and it's safe to reveal the big secret stuff now...
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David Kelly said 3:04PM on 1-09-2007
Seeing as it's macWORLD it would be nice if they dealt with products available outside the US. iPhone looks great but irrelevant to us non-US customers.
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Jason said 3:05PM on 1-09-2007
This seems consistent with the final announcement of the keynote---i.e., the name change. Apple inc. is now about much more than computers, and this keynote certainly highlights that fact. That being said, I was looking forward to a peek at a new Leopard UI.
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MUTE MATT said 3:06PM on 1-09-2007
This is what I was looking forward too the most. I use the heck out of iWork/iLife. I think the iPhone is awesome, no doubt, but where I am Sprint is king. So that really alienates me (and a lot of other people) from really getting excited about it.
Hopefully they'll update their website with the 07 software. Then they'll get some of my $$$.
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bryan webster said 3:08PM on 1-09-2007
I would have like to have seen iLife 07, an update to .mac and more details on leopard but the iPhone is still cool and i agree with Fraser Drew maybe apple with have a special announcemt showing of new features in Leopard and how they affect the iLife suite of applications
Also VERY disappointed at no movies or TV shows for the UK, what use is the apple TV to us here? With regards to the Apple TV i am glad it syncs your content rather than streams it, means you don't have to have the mac on just to play a song.
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rvr said 3:09PM on 1-09-2007
no. the former is the first, the latter is the second. meaning the second item (the iphone) blew them away more than apple tv.
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TCHe said 3:13PM on 1-09-2007
Take a look at the iPhone presentation at Apple.com
Quite a lot of hints on Paris. If there aren't any special events in the next few months, I bet something great will happen in Paris at Apple Expo.
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Kenny Ye said 3:13PM on 1-09-2007
I am excited by the iPhone but 8G would be a bit small to carry vedio content. There is a lot of unknowns, such as the service price from cingula? what if someone just want to use it as an iPod and don't want the phone service. Maybe it will be too pricy. also i would love to see some killer games on it exploring the possibility of its UI.
guess there will be no major annoucement on computer hardware any time soon, some quite upgrade based intel's new lines of chips. but expct a special event for Leopard and iLife, iWork plus new displays.
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Thomas said 3:20PM on 1-09-2007
Thomas, I understand that it wouldn't have been released today, but I would have a better idea of when it was going to be released.
I'm still just shocked. So what we got today was nothing. We learned a bit more about a product that we already knew about, and a bunch about a product that won't be released for several months! Today we got nothing but some new movies (zzzzz!) and a new company name. Oh, and don't forget about John Mayer.
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Michael Heinz said 3:46PM on 1-09-2007
Put me down as another disappointed Mac user; my PB is at the end of it's life - I really hoped that if I waited till today I could get the 2007 revisions of iWork, iLife and OS X.
Don't get me wrong - the phone is freakin' amazing, but I don't need it.
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