There seem to be mixed reactions to today’s Macworld keynote. On one hand, most of Apple’s audience seems pleased with the announcements overall. However, Apple’s stock price is down and comments at reddit were decidedly against the MacBook Air.

Taking time to think about the keynote, I can see why. There was an excitement from many people expecting a Wow product. The iPhone was exactly that. The switch to Intel even had some Wow in it. And I say that the MacBook Air does, also. But I think too many people expected something different. That’s the problem with hype.

I’m happy with the new products. They fit very clearly within the existing product lines. Personally, I can see a place in my daily electronic usage for everything announced.

• The cleverly named Time Capsule is probably my favorite. I’ve been pre-shopping for a wireless NAS for a while. Time Capsule bests others by being the router for me. So not only do I get what I want, one of the many boxes I have gets replaced.
• There is a growing market for light notebooks brought on by the Asus EEE PC, OLPC and others. The MacBook Air fills that gap nicely.
• iTunes movie rentals strengthens the video side of iTunes store while the music side is under attack.
• They even fixed the weaknesses of the Apple TV by providing content and breaking the link with a computer.