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“In preparation for CES, we optimized our network in Las Vegas…. Our network engineers on site continue to take steps to optimize our network as needed for the large number of mobile broadband customers at CES.”

The Washington Post

I can’t begin to comment on how stupid I think this is. Optimizing is the wrong action to take.

Thoughts on Apple’s WWDC 2009 Keynote

  • Bertrand Serlet’s accent is too strong for a keynote.
  • Bertrand advanced to the slide with Snow Leopard’s price before he said the price out loud. He did that several times. He should have said the price as he put it on screen, not before.
  • The guy who did demos for Bertrand had his back to the crowd. Demonstrators never did that before, they were always facing to the side.
  • None of the presenters handled applause very well. They either weren’t prepared for it or waited for it and it never came.
  • I loved the reaction when Scott said “support for MMS is coming later this summer on AT&T.” Everyone understood that AT&T was the bad guy.
  • Why did everyone laugh when Scott said Safari?

I ♥ 

I visited an Apple Store Friday night for the inevitable purchase. I knew I liked Apple and their products, and everything about the experience has confirmed that. The only bad thing is that the purchasing experience is so laid back, and I’m so shy that it is hard to make the first step and approach a salesperson. Once I did, I loved the tiny little box that Rory came in. It was heavier than I expected. I love that I didn’t need a shopping bag; the salesman put a Thank You sticker on the box so the folks at the door knew I had paid. The thing fit in my pocket. I didn’t have to carry a receipt home with me, it was in my inbox waiting for me.

The unboxing ceremony was equally pleasure filled. Just a few tiny pieces in the box, very little waste, very little wasted space, and very little box. The device itself has everything I’ve always asked for and complained about my previous devices: Nice large screen, no physical keyboard, no softkeys, no stylus. Only the good stuff; only what matters.

iPhone Apps

I was thinking recently that, when the iPhone was released, it was a closed system and the stated reason was that Apple wanted to ensure stability. Well, that didn’t stop people from hacking and making their own apps anyway (apps that go mostly in the way of customization). Well, none of those apps seem to have created instability in the device, so I was glad to see that Apple is working on an SDK for iPhone. Not that I have an iPhone to use. But still, if I were to get one… good to know.

iPhone

In case you’ve been living under a rock (even my mom knows from a source other than me), Apple announced an iPhone on Monday. We talked about it at work today, and the two questions that popped up were about the keyboard and other apps.

Will it run Photoshop? If it does, my boss has claimed that he will divest himself of his fancy, but troubled MacBook Pro. And the keyboard? Even Steve Jobs himself encountered some problems using it. Just watch the keynote and pick out the smattering of “Oops” and mis-pressed keys.

I see there is some trouble brewing as well.