Apple Without Its Core

It took Jobs years to hit his stride -- his early stump speeches are nowhere near as good as his later ones. And when he doesn't have something good to announce, they're pretty damn dull.

I thought that all things considered the keynote was pretty well delivered. Schiller was clearly a bit nervous. Once he's more relaxed and has better stuff to show, they'll improve.

Whether Apple can keep making the better stuff without Jobs is another matter entirely. MacBook Performa, anyone?