Apple’s on a roll. iPods are selling like hotcakes. Mac from the Apple commercials always one-ups PC. And a $499 phone is looking to change the way we look at mobile communication.
Or so Steve Jobs says. During Tuesday’s Macworld conference, old Jobs pulled out the anxiously awaited iPhone and wowed the crowd. Like he always does. Who’d have thought a guy in a black mock-neck and jeans would be able to impress so many people?
Well, that thing does look pretty impressive. 3.5 inch touchscreen, thinner than the RAZR…I have to admit, even I’m impressed. I didn’t think a computer manufacturer would be able to make such a nifty little phone (yes, I just said nifty). And that brings me to the other big thing announced at Macworld: Apple’s name change. Apple Computer is no more; it was rebranded instead to Apple Inc. apparently to reflect Apple’s increasing production of all sorts of consumer electronics, not just computers. Not surprising since their computers aren’t exactly flying off the shelves (have you ever seen a G5 fly off a shelf? Not a pretty sight).
So should you expect to see hip college students showing off their new iPhones anytime soon? Well, I don’t know about you, but I don’t know many college students willing to drop $500 for a phone. But once the price goes down (as it will eventually), you can bet that these things will be all over the place. I mean, it has a touchscreen! You can’t beat a touchscreen.
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