MacBook Pro Ordered

Like a mad-man, I furiously refreshed the Apple store site and 1-Clicked my way to a new MacBook Pro. I got the stock config of the cheaper model — I barely even read the specs before buying it. I just knew that “Whatever they announce today, I'm buying”. I totally wasn't expecting PowerBooks to hit the market so soon, until I started seeing just how many other manufacturers announced Core Duo laptops at CES this past week. Not that I called it (trust me — MacBook's were the second-last thing I expected to get announced today, with the last thing being a PowerMac (or MacTower Pro?)), but after about the 5th Yonah-based laptop announcement, I couldn't help but think about how silly Apple would look if they didn't announce one of their own. When I heard the x86 iMac announcement first, I was disappointed that I'd have to spend so much on a test machine that I'd have to replace with a MacBook later — I really did want a Mac mini (MacCube Express?) to keep the port cheap. However, Steve pulled the “One More Thing” trick and made me a happy man. I can actually get away with a single x86 hardware purchase for the forseeable future. Until now, every hardware purchase I've made with Apple has come with an idea of the next machine I wanted to buy to replace it. For the first time, I honestly don't have any idea. The iBook G3 was purchased with the thought of one day owning a PowerMac G4. The PowerMac G4 was purchased with the thought of one day owning a PowerMac G5. The iBook G4 was purchased with the thought of one day owning a PowerBook G4. Apple announced the switch, which they claimed would take much longer, and I purchased a PowerBook G4 with the thought of one day owning an x86 PowerBook. Thinking two steps ahead, I was sure the first x86 PowerBook would have a single-core CPU, and might need to wait even longer for my dual-core laptop. Well, here I am. In about one month's time, I can finally try to stop the upgrade madness. Note how I said “try”. So, what does this mean for FuzzMeasure users? The x86 version of FuzzMeasure 2 (did I actually say that out loud?) should drop after FuzzMeasure 2.0 betas are in full swing (i.e. open and advertised to all users). I can't promise whether the FuzzMeasure 2.0 release will be fully x86-friendly, but I can say for sure that I'll be working hard on it around that time. I would really appreciate it if any of you FuzzMeasure users who plan to purchase either an iMac x86 or MacBook Pro (or have a Developer Transition Kit) could contact me, so I can start building a list of folks that will be able to help me verify the port. Thanks, and happy transitioning!