Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 24th Jun 2003 15:32 UTC
I was present at Apple's WWDC yesterday and witnessed one of the historical moments in Apple's history, the introduction of their 64-bit platform. Am I impressed? The answer is complicated. I was happy to see Apple moving on and deliver. But I would have expected nothing less from a 4 billion tech company who had the need to catch up with the "other" platform, the 32-bit PC. You all heard by now what's new in yesterday's press releases and news coverings. But here is a wrap up of the first day of the conference and a commentary on what Apple really announced yesterday, underneath its surrounding distortion field.
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I was thoroughly impressed with everything that was announced. This was without a doubt the keynote i was waiting for, and not necessarily just for the G5, (although that really stole the show) but also for innovations in iChat/iSight and the huge innovations in Panther.
It seems to me that a lot of other PC-centric people are trying to do some damage control and spin this as a catch-up expo... (and in some ways it was), but in far more ways it was a session in which Apple excelled beyond the industry.
There's an old business adage which suggests that when a monopoly is present within an industry, a competitor has to be at LEAST 30% better to gain market share. Considering that Apple is competing against an illegal monopoly, their products probably have to be 60% better to gain market share.
If you ask me, I think they've done it. Their products are genuinely better IMHO, in both operating systems AND hardware now. Additionally the software that is coming out of Apple is without a doubt some of the best I've ever seen.
I've been a Windows PC user for over 10 years and barely gave a second look at Apple. I was near an Apple store when the keynote occurred and I ended up spending 2 hours seeing what Apple was up to. I never thought I would say this but Apple has made a switcher out of me. Immediately after the keynote, I placed an order for the dual 2GHz G5, a 23" cinema display, a 17" display and an iSight.
We need to swallow our pride people... and give Apple credit where it is due. They have DEFINITELY come around full circle. For the first time in my life, I can say that I find myself more interested in the technologies occurring in the Mac camp than what I am occurring in the Windows PC market place.