While consumers and developers were expecting a revolutionary announcement, Apple failed to impress the tech industry on the WWDC, which commenced on June 8th. Though a number of new products and services were announced in the event, nothing was revolutionary or innovative. Instead, all the announcements were updates to the existing software and hardware products from Apple. Some of the highlights of the event:
IPhone 3G S: Just a speed bump to the processor, slightly improved camera, more storage and few more additional features. Availability: June 19th. More Info.
IPhone OS 3.0: Again, just a bunch of improvements to the OS and nothing mind blowing. Availability: June 17th. More Info.
Snow Leopard: Not a huge leap from Leopard, but still a worthy upgrade for $29 instead of the usual $129. Availability: September. More Info.
MacBook Pro: A new 15 inch MacBook Pro with non removable battery and SD card reader. Speed bumps to all other MacBooks out there. More Info.
Safari 4: Apple claims this to be the fastest browser, which is not entirely true. However the browser is out of the beta stage and available right now for those who want to give it a try. More Info.
Price cuts: IPhone 8GB now available for $99 with contract. An unbelievable price cut ranging from $300 to $700 for all the MacBooks.
It’s clear that Apple is feeling the heat of the economy and the price cuts are inevitable. However, even with those huge price cuts for their MacBooks, they are still very expensive when compared with Windows based notebooks. With every other company announcing some revolutionary product or service this year, Apple really did fail to impress. Hit on the read link for the the streaming video of the entire keynote address of WWDC 09.
Read – Apple WWDC 2009 Keynote Address
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