I love the day of big Apple keynotes given by Steve Jobs. While rummaging around for a disk utility last week – I found my copy of the Macworld 1999 keynote where the Blue and White G3s and multi-flavored iMacs were announced. I had a smile – I eventually owned both and thought they were the best thing ever! Anyway – my friend Ken asked me if I still got as excited as I used to – and the answer is definitely yes. I love everything about the keynotes…but I especially enjoy the post keynote reactions from the people I know. People get so excited – there is even a Keynote bingo!
My predictions:
- I will keep my fingers crossed that the new announcement(s) will increase the value of the stock
- Ken will be underwhelmed regardless of the announcements and let me know what the x should have had ;). (This would be true even if Apple released the coolest thing ever – he would find some “fault”.
- Ben will be the most likely to compulsively buy the most expensive x. He will justify it somehow and I will be excited to hear about his experience with it…and then I will buy rev 2.
- Mike will buy the newest gadget, regardless of need, and own it with much pride
- Doug and I will sit back, not make and purchases right away, but he will end up talking me into getting something and then after he sees what I get, will get one too.
- My friend Tim that I knew from college and met up with at WWDC in 2005 will talk to me about how we got screwed when we were there because our keynote was about the Intel transition
- Amy will find out a few days later what is announced and tell me about it, even though she should know I knew about it moments after Steve Jobs spoke about it at the keynote
- My parents will also talk to me a few days/weeks later about the new announcement and send me newspaper articles about it
- Amy’s dad will finally be wowed by “x” that he will consider getting one and eventually be a switcher!
Enjoy!
Ben
Too funny, and true. Though, I finally waited to get rev 2 this time around!
*crossing my fingers for rev 2 iPhone*
Jennifer Zelazny
Yeah – rare form which I expect to change back 😉
Doug Blatti
The $199 pricepoint is sweet but the upping of the iphone data plan to $30/mo. sucks.
Jennifer Zelazny
Ouch! You knew there was going to be a catch somewhere…
Ken Pesanka
The new iPhone is pretty exciting, but I find fault in the fact that they didn’t include a front-facing cam for voice calling. 😉
Jennifer Zelazny
There we go! Thanks for not disappointing Ken!