More town hall: next iPhone is an A+ update, beats Android Tweet

More details have emerged from the post-iPad Apple town hall meeting hosted by Steve Jobs. In addition to setting up Android as a main rival, Jobs promised "aggressive updates" to the iPhone that would beat Android. He also teased that the next iPhone would be an "A+" update.

On Macs, the MacRumors tipster says Jobs expects the 2010 lineup to "take Apple to the next level" but that Blu-ray isn't likely to play a significant part. The software to support the HD movie disc format is a "mess," he said, and Apple is only likely to start adding Blu-ray drives when there's true mass market adoption. Those that want to support Blu-ray have to support advanced copy protection systems like AACS that require more effort to implement than DVD's CSS encryption.

The Apple co-founder also indirectly confirmed some rumors by noting that the Lala acquisition was for the iTunes team and stressed that the iPad is on the level of the iPhone and Mac in terms of significant product launches.

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