Welcome to Macintosh to air on CNBC on January 4th, 2010

On Monday, January 4th, 2010 at 9:30 PM ET, CNBC is broadcasting the documentary for the first time on a major network. Welcome to Macintosh features interviews with many of the early forces in Apple history, including Andy Hertzfeld, Guy Kawasaki, and Ron Wayne (often referred to as the "third founder" of Apple and the person who designed the original Apple logo).
CNBC seems to be vying for the title of "The Apple Channel," as we reported yesterday that they're airing a special about the app revolution titled "Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution" on January 7th.
[via Macworld]
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I thought I saw Engadget post this, and I think it's since been pulled. The documentary is awful. They don't interview anyone really interesting except a sales guy, and they depend far too much on one of Steve Jobs' biographers. Also, there's way too much self-praise, and certain inaccuracies.
MS didn't save Apple, but they did write a lot of its original software. So in some senses MS enhanced Apple in the beginning, even as Apple began to beat them to the OS market. This dynamic relationship is totally bumbled.
Also, Macs are presented as designed for "revolutionaries." Why does one need to jailbreak an iPhone then? Shouldn't that just be an option hidden deep in some menu? What about running MacOS on PCs? Obviously there are business/economic reasons for not doing so, but this irony is also never addressed.
It's true, your honor. This doc sucks hard.
December 30 2009 at 6:11 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI just watched it online (unedited) at:
http://tvshack.net/movies/Welcome_to_Macintosh__2008_/
My first thought while watching this movie was if they had used leftover footage from Macheads (another mediocre macumentary ) but sadly it was just some of the same people telling the same boring stories. I kept watching hoping it would get better it never did .
December 29 2009 at 10:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is old news. I watched this documentary on Netflix months ago.
It's boring and uninformative.
Sorry, but this documentary was not worth seeing at all. Even the most hardcore Mac fan would not find it interesting.
December 29 2009 at 6:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyIt wasn't that good, tbh. :/
December 29 2009 at 6:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou can watch this now via Netflix instant stream in HD.
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