Macworld vs. CES was a huge mismatch; even if you took Microsoft out of the mix, this was more like an ant against a dragon than even Jack against a giant, and — drum roll, please — the ant won. By the end of Steve Jobs’ keynote at Macworld, the media had lost interest in CES, and reporters focused like a laser on Apple’s earth-shattering announcements. Let’s chat about how Steve stomped CES, and then we’ll chat a bit about what he did and didn’t announce, and close with some products exhibited at CES that are better than Apple’s current aging offerings.
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How Jack, er Steve, Killed the Giant Before Exiting the PC Business
Posted by: Rob Enderle January 15, 2007 04:00 AMMacworld vs. CES was a huge mismatch; even if you took Microsoft out of the mix, this was more like an ant against a dragon than even Jack against a giant, and — drum roll, please — the ant won. By the end of Steve Jobs’ keynote at Macworld, the media had lost interest in CES, and reporters focused like a laser on Apple’s earth-shattering announcements. Let’s chat about how Steve stomped CES, and then we’ll chat a bit about what he did and didn’t announce, and close with some products exhibited at CES that are better than Apple’s current aging offerings.