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So Steve delivered the keynote for Macworld 06, pretty much the same model as last year. Starting with the retails update for 2005 and introducing new, cool stuff. Here’s the summary:

• It’s amazing! Apple sold over 14 millions of iPod over last quarter! It’s once again dominate the MP3 player market, what’s other competitor doing? I’d said people should continue buying Apple shares.
• Very good sales figure for selling songs over iTunes too. I’ve just blog about Google Video Store yesterday. But looking at Apple’s selling of video over iTunes — they’ve sold over 8 millions video since launched last Oct 12th. Wow…that’s excellent, don’t think Google is gonna make it without a smart sales channel like iTunes.
• New widgets…well, I don’t care. OS X 10.4.4 could be downloaded now.
• More new features of iLife 06, better integration of Podcast, photocasting would be what people wanted (though only working with .Mac).
• As expected, the roll out of Mac with Intel processor. A new iMac: Intel Core Duo, PCI-Express ATI Radeon X1600.
• All the hype goes to MacBook Pro. What a name Apple choose for its “new PowerBook”.….can’t they think of a better name? UltraBook, SuperBook.….well, PowerBook’s still the best. Putting it as “Mac”-book and with a “Pro” doesn’t sounds like a good branding for notebook.

Anyhow, MacBook Pro’s spec looks impressing: the same Intel Core Duo (1.67 or 1.83Ghz), first using PCI Express card, up to 120GB SATA hard drive. The initial deliver seem only providing 15-inch model, expect to be out in Feb. It’s looking good, powerful, as it claimed in its webpage - Wishes do come true. Argh…I wish I’d have one soon, although not practical for me.