<p>Apple unveiled the iPhone 3G S, talked up its new iPhone 3.0 operating system as well as its Snow Leoparddesktop OS, and unleashed a slew of updated laptops. It even made twoof its MacBooks into MacBook Pro models (the only MacBook left is the$999 white polycarbonate model that was updated a couple of weeksback). It was a blizzard of announcements that had Mac fans in Apple heaven. ... http://www.webdotdev.com/nvd Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:13:51 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 <p>Apple unveiled the iPhone 3G S, talked up its new iPhone 3.0 operating system as well as its Snow Leoparddesktop OS, and unleashed a slew of updated laptops. It even made twoof its MacBooks into MacBook Pro models (the only MacBook left is the$999 white polycarbonate model that was updated a couple of weeksback). It was a blizzard of announcements that had Mac fans in Apple heaven.</p><p>Then there was the big news: In a very un-Apple like manner, the company dropped its prices on those laptops, the surest sign yet that, yep, it&#39;s a recession.</p><p>In the past, Apple&#39;s M.O. has been to add features, bump upprocessor speeds, and boost RAM and hard drives in its new hardware --usually while holding the line on prices. This time it did all those <em>and</em>cut the bottom line. The top-end 17-in. MacBook Pro dropped from $2,799to $2,499, for instance, and the entry-level 15-in. model went from$1,999 to $1,699. The price drops ranged from 6.3% to as much as 28%.</p><p>Now, <em>that&#39;s</em> a deflationary spiral I can appreciate -- almostas much as I appreciate the new 15-in. MacBook Pro that Apple passedalong for review purposes.</p>