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Thanks Steve..
.. for a US$19.95 upgrade for my iPod Touch so I can have the same features I've already hacked into it from an iPhone
.. for a US$1999 thin Macbook with a non-replaceable battery and an 80Gb hard drive (seriously, you couldn't fit a 160Gb from an iPod? that would have actually made it a useful product, but no, the only other option is a AU*$1700* "upgrade" to a 64GB SSD drive)
.. for dropping the price of the Apple TV in the US but not in Australia
.. for the Time Capsule WLAN AP with a 1TB hard drive that costs AU$199 than buying an Airport Extreme base station and a USB 1TB hard drive to plug into it
So sure, last night was no iPod-hiFi and leather iPod cases, but it sure was crap.
.. for a US$1999 thin Macbook with a non-replaceable battery and an 80Gb hard drive (seriously, you couldn't fit a 160Gb from an iPod? that would have actually made it a useful product, but no, the only other option is a AU*$1700* "upgrade" to a 64GB SSD drive)
.. for dropping the price of the Apple TV in the US but not in Australia
.. for the Time Capsule WLAN AP with a 1TB hard drive that costs AU$199 than buying an Airport Extreme base station and a USB 1TB hard drive to plug into it
So sure, last night was no iPod-hiFi and leather iPod cases, but it sure was crap.
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I don't actually see anything about the MacBook Air that makes it worth $1800 or even $1000. Or $800. Or $500. I'd rather just get an eeePC or CloudBook...this thing is a royal ripoff.
And $1300USD for a 64GB SSD is a major ripoff. That's nearly all lining the pockets of Stevie and his buddies, and that's just wrong.
I think that this year's MacWorld solidifies what I've been saying for awhile: Apple's gotten too big for its panties. Stevie's ego has taken the place of any semblance of sanity Apple has displayed in the last few years.
As far as I'm concerned, Apple's glory days of the late 90s and early 2000s are over. The G4 iMac was the last truly innovative piece of hardware they produced...it's all been downhill since then.