Unlike recent Macworld Expo opening speeches, which were light on substance, Jobs' was filled with news and hope. "Don't you feel like you should wear flowers in your hair? Only now, it's peace, love and information." It reminds me of the '70s," said Janice Hinterman of Millbrae. "I like the purple, but I think all of the colors are wonderful. The more than 100 Mac users polled by The Chronicle yesterday were almost universally enthusiastic about the colors, although most favored the more conservative blueberry (which replaces the original teal) and grape over the more daring (and louder) strawberry, lime and tangerine. Does everyone want to buy the same color car?" Jon Rubinstein, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, said in an interview. The joke provoked a cacophony of laughter and hoots from the thousands of Macintosh enthusiasts who attended his speech, which began the four-day show. "We hope that people want to collect all five," Jobs cracked. He had plenty, but it was the five new Life Saver-colored iMacs that drew gasps from the audience. speech, a mob of hundreds spilled onto the streets and snaked around the corner, wondering what surprises he had in store for them. yesterday in hopes of getting front-row seats.
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