Man am I glad I didn't wait until MWSF to buy my shiny new Powerbook. Apple must have a bunch of new things coming out soon that aren't ready yet, because the Stevenote was really really disappointing.
   Garage Band is nifty, but if I want music software I'm going to just pony up and buy Soundtrack or Logic or something. New versions of the iApps? Yeah, I'm underwhelmed.
   And what were they thinking with the new iPod Mini pricing? For $50 more you can get a real 15GB iPod, and for a lot less you can get a player that is solid state and which you won't care if you drop it and have to replace it.
   The only thing I can figure with the 15GB bump for the $299 iPod is maybe they never want to sell another 20GB iPod. After all, for $499 you can get a 40GB that will be more than enough for most people.
   I'm hoping they're going to shake things up with their Super Bowl commercial, but I'm not holding my breath.
   Also, adding the iPod to the 1984 commercial approaches a certain level of irony that I'm not sure i'm prepared to properly address.

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