I didn’t do too well in my predictions of what Apple CEO Steve Jobs would announce at his Worldwide Developer Conference keynote. But overall I wasn’t too disappointed. Well, as “un-disappointed” as I could be with the lack of any Mac love.
The iPhone 4 does look very cool, as does iOS 4 (the mobile operating system formerly known as iPhone OS). It makes me want an Apple smartphone more than ever, though I still can’t justify buying one until AT&T improves its wireless service in the northern end of Nashville, TN. It looks as if it is going to be next year before I can hope for a Verizon iPhone.
I wasn’t expecting any Apple TV news, but I was certain we’d be thrown at least a couple of bones for our Mac jones. I still think that new Mac Pros and Mac minis, as well as 27-inch Cinema Displays are just around the corner. As is Safari 5 with, among other things, official support for extensions.
Hopefully, iAds will be a good thing for Apple and developers. As an end user, however, I can’t get excited about an advertising platform.
And I was right that Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer wouldn’t make a keynote appearance. But, now honestly, did anyone really think he would?
— Dennis Sellers