Hit list Apple: 15 Products and Technologies, which declared war in Cupertino

At the Worldwide Developers Conference WWDC 2012 Apple has made some pretty high-profile announcements. However, almost always, releasing a new product the company provides a signal to developers that are currently considered ton.

BusinessInsider publishes a "hit list Apple»: 15 technologies, products and standards that are targeted Cupertino engineers.

Google Maps

The first candidate for the "execution" are maps of Google. Hate Apple's very good product easy to explain - the competition. The company released the cards that have the support of 3D, built-in navigation, a search feature restaurants and other entertainment places, as well as integration with the service reviews and recommendations of Yelp. Own maps for the iPhone and the iPad is actively promoted the late Steve Jobs. But once he did not, and the company will execute icon.

Optical drives DVD

The next candidate for technological oblivion - Optical Drives DVD. New models of MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air is not equipped with the drive the DVD. However, for a "special need" would still external drives connected via USB. As with all accessories Apple, external drives are cool, but expensive.

Ethernet Port

Perhaps the most interesting candidate in the list - Socket Ethernet. Everything. Macy's will no longer be supplied with this great interface. Only Wi-Fi, just hardcore.

Hard Drives

Apple refuses to continue the use of HDD. Now, only solid-state drives. Yes, as long as this memory is more expensive than good old hard drives, but the solid-state storage is faster and more reliable. And this memory is almost noiseless and does not emit heat. The key word here is "still more expensive."

Dropbox, Evernote and Google Docs

Dropbox service is declared to be unnecessary. Apple has taught iCloud sync with Pages, Numbers, Keynotes, messages and reminders, notes and other applications. Moreover, the synchronization works out of the application, rather than as a separate file or folder. After Dropbox on the dustbin of history, and sent to Evernote. The same reason - iCloud is now able to much more, including the sync notes. In addition Cupertino released its own analog of Google Docs with a characteristic called iWork.

Software for voice dialing, text

From now on, Siri voice input on all devices is Apple. Will this lead to "murder", for example, a keyboard, you can only guess. Claimed that Siri is now working much better, and promises to support "all spoken languages." 

Growl for Mac

Mountain Lion has its own system of notification, known as Center for notifications. This means the end of a similar program for developers Growl, which for years was in fact of default on the Mac.

Car Navigation

The bad news for manufacturers of car navigation - map Apple is now not only know how to build trails, but also the "voice" to report on the actions of drivers (turn right!). In conjunction with voice control Siri it can be a very good service.

Tools to focus on the application

Finally someone thought of autistic children. Guided Access feature in iOS 6 allows you to work on the screen only one application, hiding or blocking all others. This means that applications such as Isolator, no longer needed.

The task manager Wunderlist

A new feature allows you to synchronize all iCloud notes, calendars, and memos between all connected devices. This will lead to the murder of an independent application Wunderlist.

Anti-virus software for Mac

But the good news. Included with the operating system software controls the Gatekeeper all other applications, installation, and potentially dangerous operation of the system, which negates any virus activity. I can not say that Macs were a lot of viruses, but now Norton and McAffee can not bother with the release of anti-virus at all.

Video Services

In iOS 6 technology for video FaceTime can work not only through Wi-Fi, but also on cellular networks. This is bad news for the services that are used in the past, Apple refusing to offer the services of poor quality. For example, for Skype, and Tango.

Adium for Mac

The new OS is to Messaging, which allows you to use almost all existing IM-services: AIM, Google Talk, Jabber, etc., and to do it once. New also lets you send messages directly to mobile devices from Apple. Independent software developer Adium sad.