So yesterday Apple had a press event and they introduced the (expected) new iPod Nano in multiple colors and an accelerometer and slim aspect ratio (no more fat boys), a new iPod Touch with side volume controls and updated software version 2.1, as well as the new iTunes 8.0 and the return of NBC Universal to the fold. Apple’s stock tanked about 6 bucks on the day, the analysts were expecting another whopper from Apple and they didn’t get it so were disappointed again. What are they going to do when Jobs retires? Everything will be blamed on his leaving the company, yet they are still punishing the company for doing what any other corporation is doing, updating it’s products and being competitive.

I’m not “gosh wow” thrilled by the announcements and they are reaching a point of sturation now, but still, $6 because they announced a refresh to their music line?

So Jobs looked really gaunt again, if he didn’t have cancer, people would say he’s on a new diet or something, but then again, a lot of people get influenced by his Reality Distortion Field so I can’t blame them that much.

And how accurate was Kevin Rose’s predictions? This is definitely a kinder, gentler Jobs – quite frankly, I think they should close those leaks again, it’s not good for the company to have products leaked to the press and public before they want to announce them. Say someone were to pre-announce a product that wasn’t ready for market yet? If they brought it out eventually but much much later people would be “ho hum” but if they brought it out quickly to stop further rumours from spreading, they’d have a product on the market that would suck and would eat away at the trust of its user base.