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Okay TUAW readers. What did you think of the WWDC keynote with its coverage of Mac Gaming, Finder Features, Safari for Windows and iPhone development? Did it rock for you? Or was it a big fizzle? Or maybe it fell somewhere in between. Here's your chance to sound off. Let us know what excited you and what bored you abou this year's WWDC 2007 keynote.
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amccollister said 2:49PM on 6-11-2007
I'm really disappointed. I give it a 2. The first half hour was great. Stacks! New Finder! Quick Look! We were finally seeing the REAL Leopard. Then it all went SEVERELy downhill. The fact that they just showed us quite literally the same demos of most of the other things was borderline insulting. YES WE'VE SEEN THIS. WE'VE ALL SPENT THE LAST YEAR WATCHING THOSE STUPID VIDEOS ON THE MAC OS X SITE.
My only point is, if they've already shown MOST of the 10 features.. and there's "300 new features" how hard could it have been to show us new stuff?
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M4c said 2:51PM on 6-11-2007
No new hardware. Beside Safari for Windows, no new software (and as a sometime windows-user, I can honestly say that Safari is NOT something I want to use in windows. I don't even like it on mac). And a very limited 3.party software-making method on iPhone. In other words:
What a loser keynote. It earns a 1.
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filmdave said 2:54PM on 6-11-2007
Agreed -- nearly an hour rehashing what we saw a whole year ago. Not interesting at all. Coverflow view in finder is basically a core animation view, right? What'd that take - less than one man-week to code?
Some of the early stuff was good, but the rest was rehashing. And developing for the iPhone is just web-based. Wow! Zing! Neat-o! C'mon...
Major disappointment. I rated it a 1.
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Audun said 2:55PM on 6-11-2007
As a web developer it's ok to be able to test my sites on my windows-computer at work. But as of now, Safari doesn't show any fonts, so it's quite useless. Maybe I have to restart my computer or something..
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Scott said 2:55PM on 6-11-2007
I'm VERY happy about the new Finder features--I was skeptical that Apple would address them at all in a point release (still no tabs, though). But I was expecting some new hardware, like iMacs or displays. And Safari for Windows? I can't see the logic.
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Ronnkek said 3:07PM on 6-11-2007
3rd party stuff for iphone was better than nothing for people wanting to build somethign quick and dirty, but the lack of a real sdk letting you dig into advanced functionality is a serious dissapointment. I guess jobs just saved me from spending 499 this month.
Cingular/Att's data network is not capable enough to have 100% of third party applications be web based. I guess I'll take my chances with next gen windows mobile devices. theres no security problems there at least =)
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Tim Lee said 2:57PM on 6-11-2007
Not as dissapointing as Sopranos season finale, but I could have used a 12" ThinBook.
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Lee said 3:03PM on 6-11-2007
Very disappointing :-(
Can't figure out which of the very few new things we saw were the 'super secret features' - nothing is massively innovative or fresh. New finder is cool, but thats not enough to make me want to be first in line when it's released.
Starting to worry about Apple a bit now - 2 keynotes this year and 2 disappointments for Mac users.
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Matt said 7:54PM on 6-11-2007
I gave it a 1. very disappointing. The Mac faithful were totally left hanging.
No new hardware. No new software. No new developer stuff. iPhone 3rd party development is a joke.
The Windows people got more out of this with Safari for Windows then the Mac people did.
Where are the new applications? Where is the .Mac and iLife updates?
Where is the hardware refresh, or AppleTV announcements?
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Mark (UK) said 3:06PM on 6-11-2007
No new hardware, no super .Mac, no new iWork/iLife, no Google integration. The new Finder looks a bit average, I am not sure about the iTunes metaphor, it may work but I am more of a Norton Commander person, it did not look as if it would be "quick" enough to do all those tiny everyday Finder actions.
I guess the hype would have been hard to live up to, but overall it seemed like a rehash of last year's preview with no real "secret features'.
Oh, and I be the Movie Widget only works in the USA, like most of the other Apple Widgets. Come on Steve there is more to world than California.
http://www.metphoto.net/ Mark (UK)
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cosjr said 3:22PM on 6-11-2007
I'm typing this in my new Safari 3. Wee. Wasn't that fun. That's about all I walk away with for this session. Can't buy Safari (at any price). Not going to buy an iphone (too poor). So, guess I should be happy with a free Safari to put in my Parallels Windows desktop. I'm thrilled. I voted 2.
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DrWho said 3:53PM on 6-11-2007
I'm sure going to like having Safari's RSS view available while I slave away all day working on XP.
Nice.
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Michael said 3:12PM on 6-11-2007
An OS that isn't ready to ship, no new desktops, no new laptops, no new iLife, no updated professional apps, no innovation other than the OS that isn't ready to ship.
I get the impression that Apple is struggling a little this year. Or perhaps there are just a lot of Engineers taking their time in lieu after pulling stupid hours to achieve the Intel switch?
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Kevin said 3:18PM on 6-11-2007
I'm very surprised that iLife wasn't mentioned... how bizarre...
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machou said 3:20PM on 6-11-2007
very disappointing.....
I mean where are the "secrets stuff" ? This could have been showed last year, as most of it was anyway.
Waited one year to see these secret features...again what a disappointement ! This feels like a very lousy service pack.
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ñoob said 3:22PM on 6-11-2007
i want the video feed... I want, i want, i want... regards
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cosjr said 3:27PM on 6-11-2007
Sorry, meant to say can't buy "Leopard at any price." I did install Safari in Parallels. Works great. I don't like IE or ffx. So I'm somewhat happy. Took a look at Apple's new site layout with it. Pretty fast. It's mid 07 and Apple's new and improved (?) website has iLife '06. Wow. Now I really feel like I'm in a Time Machine.
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James said 3:27PM on 6-11-2007
Safari on Windows was completely necessary for their third-party iphone solution. You can't have "apps" that run on your phone but don't play well on your home computer.
As for data speeds affecting iphone 3rd party app performance:
1) True, but...
2) Wi-fi
3) AT&T has been working to upgrade existing EDGE connections
4) Wi-fi
5) A 3G iPhone will eventually hit. I'm sure having all the apps and infrastructure ready for that moment will be a blessing rather than waiting another year for the thing to launch.
6) Again: Wi-fi. I'd be curious to know at what times people ARE in a 3G zone but are NOT able to access some sort of wi-fi connection. Can't be all that often. "While driving" is basically the only time this applies to me, and you shouldn't be fiddling with your phone while driving.
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james said 3:29PM on 6-11-2007
i guess some folks are all in a tizzy because there were no dazzling announcements or world-changing events at the keynote. but, really, i for one am kind of glad. i think it shows apple is back to serious work and isn't trying to pomp out more huge projects too soon instead of nailing down what they have. we'll see, but i'm reassured it was business as usual.
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jh said 3:33PM on 6-11-2007
No ILife.
No real updates on any other software.
No new features of any importance. (Oooh, document preview. Linux has had THAT forever.)
No new software. (With QT and KHTML and the new toolkit compiling natively on windows, Safari Windows is a weak and easy port.)
I said this on Mark Pilgrim's blog. Apple is NOT a software company anymore. They aren't a computer company anymore. They're now an embedded devices company that is having to maintain their computer line. I mean, honestly, $129 for what was announced today is just not impressive.
XP->Vista costs less than 10.1 to 10.5. Remember that.
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