Where to, Apple?

Since my bread and butter are FCP and DVD Studio Pro and etc, (no, this poor sour is still deprive of sweet, sweet iPod love.) MacExpo holds special meaning. Even on purely entertainment level, Jobs' presentation rivals none. I still gets goosebumps when he pulled iPod nano last year on his special presentation. I just finished the presentation, and I'm somewhat underwhelming. Now that dust has settled, what's new?

How about that MacBook Pro? Have you noticed anything different, besides new power plug and iSight camera? Where is FireWire 800? It made a small ripple in the Apple community when Apple quietly dropped FireWire connection in latest generation of iPods, and it's FireWire 800 turn to pull disappearing act on brand new laptops? Now that Apple is in bed with Intel, they're pushing USB 2.0? I should be thankful that they still kept ONE port of FireWire 400. Sigh.

More significant news is that Apple is migrating completely to Intel platform within this year. I was planning to purchase Apple desktop after the announcement, and it looks like I made a wise decision to holding off purchasing that G5. If G5s become cheap enough, maybe I will pick one up instead of buying newer, more expensive Apple/Intel desktop that will be introduced later this year. Besides, Jobs was tooting $49 for "cross-grade" for the Pro apps to run on Intel platform, I would just save that money as well until next version of Final Cut Pro suite comes along. That means I will be holding off new Apple/Intel platform until next year or more. It's financially prudent and technically sound as BIG MIGRATION 1.0 is fraught with bugs. Just look back on Mac OS X migration few years back. Apple is excellent technical company, but like everything in life, good things take time to mature.

Lastly, I missed out quick run on Apple stock this morning. I could've bought at low 70s early this week, and sold it over 80s making 10% on quick turnaround, but I got greedy and sat out for something more lucrative opportunity. Only time will tell.

UPDATE: You can load Windows to new MacBook Pro. I guess that could be a compelling feature...