[X4U] MW Expo; I'm underwhelmed

[Tom Miller]

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>I don't understand why Apple announced the new Mac Pros before Mac  
>World. Maybe two weeks of sales were important? I suspect that an  
>announcement at MW would have been received as ho-hum stuff?

The keynote was plenty full. No need on spending time on the MBPs. The movie rental was a biggy, the iPhone & touch software update were pretty major. After the iPhone, most other stuff is hohum, isn't it?

>I kind of see this new laptop as a pretty big change in direction for  
>Apple. Sort of like when they dropped floppy drives. I can't see not  
>having a CD/DVD drive included with the laptop. Maybe in 5 years it  
>will be normal?

Only somewhat in a new direction. Many people have been hoping for a really light and small laptop for a while. Apple had to sacrifice some things to get it that size and weight. Also, let's face it, wireless is the direction everting is moving.

Tom Miller