Alright, Apple. You know that we have a pretty crazy relationship. You seduce me often. You got me to buy the iPhone, and needless to say, you pleased me to no end. That is almost the most useful 200 dollars I have ever spent (despite the naysayers).

Let’s look at what you had for me today at WWDC.

  1. iPhone 3G S – alright, buddy. This one was both a pleasure and a cricket-sounder. Four times the speed, price drops, storage capacity increase, 3.0 megapixel auto-focus camera with white balance and macro, voice control (although that might be included with OS 3.0), video camera with editing, compass, etc. make me happy. But seriously, keeping it in the same design and case? Come on, Cupertino! You could have done better here. Where’s that pretty little matte black case I saw on the rumor mill? It was so nice lookin’!   FINAL VERDICT: (Despite the strange continuation of the casing — good luck, casual shoppers, prepare to be confused — It’s a) “Yay!”
  2. MacBook Pro Lineup – Alright, I’m a little confused here, Apple. I appreciate the price drops on the Macbook Pro line, I really do, in fact I never thought you would. But now the cheapest MacBook pro with a dedicated graphics card is.. wait.. still $1999. Sure, the cheapest 15 inch MacBook pro is now $1699, and that’s fine, but the cheapest with that good graphics card is still the same price. That’s confusing. Personally, I think you made the 13 inch MacBook magically become a MacBook Pro just to market the line. Now you can say your MacBook Pros start at “1099″ rather than “1999.” Now what is really not that much of a price drop looks like a $900 one. So, yes, I am pleased, but at the end of the day you’ve probably confused people and still haven’t hooked me in.   FINAL VERDICT: (I like it, they’re nice, but, sorry, it’s a) “Nay.”

I doubt any other nerds read this blog, but if you do, speak up! What are your thoughts?

Sigh, Apple. If we had a Facebook relationship, the status would be “It’s Complicated.” Yikes!

-Riley