From: RobertB 

In article ,
 "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:

> "RobertB"  wrote in message
> news:missinglink-7352D8.13552624122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> > In article ,
> > "Rich Gauszka"  wrote:
> >
> >> "RobertB"  wrote in message
> >> news:missinglink-BA347A.15350623122006{at}news.barkto.com...
> >> > In article ,
> >> > "Rich Gauszka"
 wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Tom's Hardware top 10 tech disappointments for 2006.
Full details for
> >> >> each
> >> >> item at the link below. Hopefully Vista will be
number 1 on the list
> >> >> in
> >> >> 2007
> >> >>
> >> >>
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2006/12/11/tgd_top_10_2006_disappointments/in
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> >> >> ex.
> >> >> htm
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> >> >>
> >> >> #10: Apple iPod
> >> >> #9 Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
> >> >> #8 HDTV
> >> >> #7 Intel Viiv and AMD Live!
> >> >> #6 802.11n
> >> >> #5 Microsoft Zune
> >> >> #4 Broadband Internet
> >> >> #3 Digital Rights Management
> >> >> #2 UMPC
> >> >> #1 Sony
> >> >
> >> > The Apple iPod? That I don't get.
> >>
> >> Apple was criticized for slow iPod innovation ( and the ugly
iPod Hi-Fi)
> >>
> >> http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/12/11/tgd_top_10_2006_disappointments/
> >>
> >> All those players have some nice features that, combined, are
superior to
> >> those of the iPod. Apple really lucked out that neither Microsoft nor
> >> Sandisk have figured out yet how to put those features into one package
> >>
> >> Be careful Apple, you can afford to miss one or the other
trend. But the
> >> writing is one the wall and you can't afford another year of slow iPod
> >> innovation. For next year, we hope that we finally see Wi-Fi, a
> >> touchscreen,
> >> Bluetooth and perhaps a new product line that takes more risk
and brings
> >> back the iPod's wow! factor. And, could someone please kill that ugly
> >> iPod
> >> Hi-Fi?
> >
> > I disagree with this. Apple struck a home run with the iPod by following
> > the KISS principle and making sure the thing worked as advertised.
> > Styling helped too.
>
> one can rest on one's laurels and let the competition catch up - only
> several more weeks till the Macworld Expo though and hopefully they'll
> announce more than the expected HDMI displays.   - keeping my fingers
> crossed for the rumored ultra thin Macbook Pro

How thin is thin? The current slate of MacBook Pros are about 3/4 inch
thick from what I last saw. Not as heavy as the older  models  also. My
friend just bought a refurbed MacBookPro, a coreduo model. Very nice
machine.

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