Grade Your Own Paper

Regarding my iPad event speculations. 

• iWork for iOS updates - Yes, but the updates seem to be more minor than what I was guessing
• ...so that is the new iPad with Retina display. You know what else would look great with a Retina display? This Mac... - Nope
• Apple TV update - Yep

I guess I could call that two out of three, but it was probably more like 50/50. I was right in speculating that they needed some kind of software announcement to flesh out the event, but I didn't even think of iPhoto (until Gruber predicted it on The Talk Show).

In fact, had I been asked (post-Mountain Lion announcement and pre-iPad event) about the future of photo apps on the Mac and iPad I might have gone for:

1. Add the features of the new iPhoto for iOS to the Photos app
2. Eventual rename iPhoto on the Mac as 'Photos' - similar to the changes in iCal/Calendar and iChat/Messages

That isn't to say that is what they should have done, just that I wasn't really expecting the iPhoto announcement.