Palm what? Apple's next iPhone takes wind out of Pre, all other smartphones
Apple's annoucements yesterday were good news for consumers and bad news for a lot of competitors.
The Mac maker's newsmakers included: new, faster and cheaper MacBook laptops as well as the shipping date for the next Mac OS version, Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard is in many ways performance upgrade to Leopard.
And, recognizing that, Apple has priced it at US$29, which is as much a nod to loyal customers as a giant (and perhaps crude) gesture to Microsoft, which is set to launch Windows 7 later this year. Windows 7, like Snow Leopard (although I hate to compare the two OSes) is a performance upgrade. But unlike Apple, Microsoft likely has been planning to charge top dollar for Windows 7.
Now they'll have to think again. (Oh, and on another note, maybe MIcrosoft can take a page from Apple and cut down the 20-some versions of Windows to just one for P.C.'s and one for servers?)
And of course, last but certainly not least, there's a new iPhone/iPod Touch OS coming out on June 17 along with a new, faster iPhone 3G. (Oh and did I mention the previous-gen iPhone 3G is now $100 cheaper - that's got to hurt Palm and RIM).
One particular feature of iPhone OS 3.0 that I'm eagerly awaiting is the ablity to tether the phone to my laptop by either USB or bluetooth so that I can truly have 'net access anywhere I can get a Rogers signal, which in New Brunswick, is pretty decent.
You can learn more about Apple's WWDC annoucement at my favourite Apple site, MacDailyNews.com
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