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Well, where should I begin.  I cannot believe it.  The iphone is more than I expected.  When I was watching the keynote I was literally shouting with excitement.  The AppleTV was about what I had expected, and to be honest, was disappointing.  With all the other companies fighting to serve our content on our living room displays, there are a lot of impressive features out there.  The 40GB HD was a nice surprise but, why is the USB port on for service?  I didn't expect DVR functionality, but it would be pretty nice.  I can stream my content wirelessly but do I want to watch 640X480 on my 50" display?  Also, do I want to invest in a product which is dependent upon a non-ratified wireless standard?

Once all of the excitement died down I was able to really reflect on the Macworld announcements.  The most apparent thing is that it was not much of a Macworld.  Computers weren't really discussed at all.  This was quite a disappointment.  Personally, I am desperately waiting the release of both Leopard and the Octo.  I would really like to upgrade to an updated cinema display as well.  But, nothing about any of these.  I can't believe that they didn't even mention Leopard at all. 

The iPhone is a very exciting product.  I have been waiting for it for quite some time now.  I am proud to say that I have turned down 6 months of offers for more minutes with T mobile to remain out of contract.  I will be one of the first people in line for two iPhones, one for me and one for my fiance.  That being said, there are some things that the iPhone seems to lack.  First, no GPS!  It seems like this is something that they should be able to get in there.  Are they going to get a full version of iChat to offer voice over IP?  Will third party developers be able to develop for the slimmed down OS X?  There are a lot of questions still to be answered.

For now I think that I will be holding off on AppleTV.  Although I can watch some of my favorite podcasts in HD (Macworld), it is not worth it until iTunes offers HD support.  And why didn't apple announce some HD content for iTunes.  If microsoft can offer it via Xbox, I am sure that iTunes can offer HD content. 

All in all the iPhoneWorld expo offered three things.  We have AppleTV (next month), an iPhone in June, and Beatles songs on iTunes.  I still can't believe that there is nothing for me to buy today.  Well, I'll be waiting for Octos, Leopard, and Cinema Displays (with integrated iSight).

The last comment I have to make: Did you feel the disappointment in the room when Jobs announced that the phone wouldn't be shipping until June?