This indicates Microsoft's long-term commitment to this (field). Certainly they're not content with their position in the marketplace. |
This is a bold move for Apple. It provides a short-term solution for their customers who need to run Windows applications and removes one more obstacle for people to buy into the Mac platform. |
This is a question of extending their reach. |
This is a version-one device, so expect this as a story that will evolve over time. They need better battery life. They need higher storage capacities. They need to be smaller and cheaper. |
This is a very big win for Apple. |
This is a very good deal for the two companies. |
This is an amazing effort, given the short amount of time they had to work on it. |
This is going to be a war that's going to last several years. |
This is much more about an extension of Office and Windows and not a replacement. |
This is not such a watershed moment for Microsoft, but another step in a process that's been years in the making to get the right devices and the right partnerships out there and demonstrate to the market that this is a viable platform for these types of large scale projects. Typically what you do see in situations like this is that success breeds success. |
This is significant because people have been waiting for 802.11n for quite some time. There are limitations in the existing standard that create problems for vendors who are trying to build network solutions in the home to handle things like video or music. |
To kill the mini is a really bold step for Apple. Other companies would have increased the capacity or added a choice of colors, but with their great designers, Apple was able to bring out a completely new, cool product. |
Vendors want to see you buy fully-configured, high-end systems. The question is, are there legions of users who resisted purchasing at that price? All of the major vendors are having systems in the sub-$1,000 range to offer new purchasers a chance. |
Video was certainly the buzzword. There seems to be more and more interest in the video space in 2006 as well as more and more growth in the music space, with lots of people conspiring on how they can wring market share from Apple. |
We are seeing a lot of effort going forward to drive consumer usage of network technologies beyond utilitarian functions like sharing Internet connections to entertainment functions. They are trying to get them to move content around the home in different ways. This confirmation is very good news for the industry. Now we will have to wait and see what the next steps are. |