Apple announced a bunch of new stuff at its Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday.
Whenever Apple releases new products, it signals what devices it wants to kill.
This time around, Apple is shaking up several industries with changes and additions to its hardware and software.
Google Maps
Apple's new homemade map system offers 3D and turn-by-turn directions. It also features restaurant reviews and recommendations from Yelp. The new maps are part of Steve Jobs' "thermonuclear" option.
Optical Drives
Like the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro will no longer come with a DVD drive. Apple will sell a USB optical drive in case of emergency, though.
Ethernet
MacBook Pros don't have Ethernet inputs anymore either. Wi-Fi is the future
Hard disk drives
Apple ditched hard disk drives in favor of the faster, cooler, and quieter solid state drives. They're more expensive for now, but that will change.
Dropbox
iCloud now syncs Pages, Numbers, Keynotes, Messages, Reminders, and Notes. Syncing works out of the apps, not some standalone file system.
Evernote
Now that Apple's own Notes app syncs to iCloud, you probably don't need apps like Evernote for basic note-taking.
Google Docs
With iWork connected to the cloud, Google Docs looks like a sitting duck.
Dictation software
Siri is now built into MacBooks and the iPad, and it works better than on iOS 5.
Growl
Mountain Lion's notification system is better integrated into the user interface.
Car navigation systems
Apple's Maps app now offers turn-by-turn directions that it gives aloud. And soon, car companies will put a Siri button on their steering wheels. This is bad news for Garmin.
Stay-on-task apps like Isolator
iOS 6's Guided Access feature thwarts distractions by limiting use to a single app. This means apps like Isolator, which puts a black background behind the app you're working in, are unnecessary. Guided Access will also help autistic children stay on task.
Wunderlist
The new version of the iCloud will automatically sync Reminders across all of your Apple devices. That means Wunderlist is no longer necessary.
Anti-Virus software for mac
Mountain Lion's new Gatekeeper feature gives you control over what types of apps get installed. Even though OS X never really had a virus problem, this seems to be the final nail in the coffin.
Tango and other videochat apps
FaceTime now works over your cell network, so you don't need Wi-Fi anymore. This is bad news for apps that in the past were the only way to do that. Tango down.
Adium
Messages, Mountain Lion's new instant message app, lets you use all of your IM services—AIM, Google Talk, Jabber, etc.—at once. It also lets you send iMessages to iOS devices. Adium is out.
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