At the annual gathering of the Apple faithful at Macworld Expo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage to update fans on the state of Apple’s business, introduce new products and services, and, under banners reading "There’s something in the air," unveiled the ultra-thin MacBook Air.
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Apple sells 150K+ AirPort Extreme products
AirPort Extreme is the next generation of Wi-Fi wireless networking technology based on the new ultra-fast 802.11g standard. Compatible with millions of 802.11b-based Wi-Fi products, 802.11g offersdata rates almost five times faster and is quickly gaining widespread acceptance as the next generation standard for wireless networking.*
“Apple was the first computer company to ship 802.11b products with the launch of AirPort in 1999, and now we’re the first company to ship 802.11g in volume with AirPort Extreme,†said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of Hardware Product Marketing. “802.11g-based AirPort Extreme runs five times faster than 802.11b, but it’s fully backward compatible with the millions of 802.11b Wi-Fi products.â€

