New Mac laptop plus 2 other things

1. I found a life-size photo of my next Macintosh laptop. :-)
2. Not to mention an even greater understanding of what makes Steve such a great presenter.
3. I made the big time: an interview on NHL.com!

Written at: Atherton, California

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[james haft]

Peter,

Thanks for the info (and for not mentioning my typing :-).

i know guy loves steve's presentations -- i think he takes too long to get to the point! so i posted here...all l the best, jh

[Peter Boling]

James,
During the keynote Steve announced that ALL the Apple-made applications that ship with MacOS 10.4.4 on the new machines are Universal binaries. So Safari is already universal.

The new computers are so much faster (2.5X - 5.2X) than the very fastest versions of the machines they are replacing, that All applications which will run in Rosetta should not see much of a spped hit. In fact they may even run faster because the hardware is that much better. Steve Demoed MS Word and Adobe Photoshop during the keynote on an Intel machine. Microsoft promised that they will have Universal binaries out this summer I think, or maybe it was March. Either way my guess is that most comanies will release universal binaries sometime this year.

I recommend you watch the keynote. If you'd watched it, you wouldn't have these questions. :) go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime, and click on the keynote image in the top left corner.

[james haft, The US Condo Exchange]

Really impressed Apple inroduced these beauties so far in advance...I think Steve and Co. figured out there was going to be a lull in hardware sales while people waited for the intel chips.

Now that the hardware is here, anyone have any data on:

1) how fast (or slow) legacy versions of Word and Excel are going to run compare to the current computers?

2) Will there be a native Safari or Firefox soon?

3) when will native versions of the basics required for biz and arts be out?

thanks,

jh

[Paulo Maia]

Well, quite a briefcase you will have to buy to carry your new laptop :)

[Asam Bashir]

Not yet with a MacBook Pro, but if it uses the same power management as the last high density screen'd 15" PowerBook G4, then it should not be a problem, all compenents like ram, cpu, gfx ram, gfx cpu, fan speeds, backlights (screen and keyboard) are dynamically controlled so they kick in when needed. Remember, Apple cool's different as well.......

Its the difference between a Ford pickup truck and a Golf GT TDI with a screaming Turbo charger.

Ref to Apple dev notes for the last crop of G4 PowerBooks.

[Jett Loe]

Cool life-size photo of your new Macbook - but even at that size is the screen resolution still less than the current 15" Powerbook?

[Evan Wise]

Lagon:
if a VC is swayed by the tools a company uses they won't be a VC for very long.

A computer is a tool no matter the maker. It is the end product that should concern a VC, not the fact that a Mac/Dell/Sun box was used.

I am concerned about the heat and battery life issues raised by an above poster. Does anyone have any additional hands-on experience with the MacBook Pro?
E/.

[Mario bucolo]

Nice laptop, mainly for use my initial MB ;-)

a) what you think about the lack of the modem port? Ok, it is possible to buy the usb modem...but another things to carry on or to risk to lost/forget to carry.
Many hotel, around the world, are not equiped with LAN or wifi connection...

B) battery, from other tester at MacWorld expo, appear to don't go over two hours...and that the MBP is very hot after a lot of usage....

C) as mac evangelist, here in Italy, to the King of world wide Mac Evangelist (you Guy obviously), I will very happy to announce that here in Sicily where I leave, I'm the project manager of a project that will place 86 (yes 86) Imac 17" in 55 museums to use as multimedia kiosks!!! as for my information is the most greates applications for museums in the world, even for number of kiosks installed and of museums involved.
It was very difficult to win the big war to use Mac and not Wintel.
Mario
Catania, Sicily, Italy...soon in San Francisco...

[Jay Gilmore]

Guy,

You were asked about creating a cult-like evangelism around a hockey team.

I wonder if anyone can fully explain the evangelism that surrounds the Maple Leafs. Fans make others fans and want to be part of the experience despite highs and lows of the roster and despite the almost annual near miss for the cup in the playoffs.

I don't know if it is the energy, good business, Pat Quinn's management or the ridiculous prices at the Air Canada Centre, the Leafs are consistently one of the most marketable and most financially successful teams in the NHL.

Maybe it is just the culture of hockey in Canada with Saturday night's Hockey Night in Canada on CBC and constant reminders in our news, and around the water coolers.

All the best,

-Jay

[Doug Hanna]

The new mac laptop looks really good. I think I'm going to get one in a few weeks. I want to get Keynote - it looks like great software. I'm getting sick of PowerPoint and Flash.

Great interview. I can manage a decent hockey swing, but it's a bit too much like my golfswing.

[Lagon]

First of all - great interview :-)
As a Mac enthusiast & a VC, would you support a startup that states in the business plan that they will use Mac only as their office equipment?

[Greg Yardley]

Nice interview, Guy, but Brett Hull? Seriously, Brett Hull?!