I really dont think Steve would let a crappy intel sticker ruin the aesthetic value of his babies.... there will be absolutely no sticker! Ill bet my left one on it.
Apple made Intel their bitch. You see how Intel's CEO embraced Jobs after the initial deal was made at WWDC? Intel is fed with MS.
No stickers. No engravings. Nothing. Maybe a tiny sticker on some unnoticeable place on the cardboard box, maybe a little thank you from Intel on the receipt, but otherwise the only thing Intel you'll see is inside, not outside.
I disagree. Intel pays big bucks for you to put those stickers on there. Why should Apple refuse the money? Apple's no different from any of Intel's other customers. Get used to the stickers, boys.
Yeah right. Look at how Apple's relationship with Motorola and IBM ended. Makes you wonder who the bitch really is. Apple's customers?
Times have changed. Yes we all know end users are the ones who really get it in the shorts, this isn't news. When you're dealing with a manufacturer that is a leading innovator in the digital media sector and dominates 1/3 of the digital audio market (and more than 2/3 of the digital music market, both of which aren't exactly small dollars), something which Intel is VERY interested in gaining market share, provides me with an explanation as to why Paul Otellini acts so obsequious around Jobs.
I maybe wrong, if so, cool, prove me wrong. This is just how I look at it. Who knows maybe Otellini is just "happy" to be teaming up with Jobs and thinks this will be a fun venture, making some good friends along the way, not really interested in the money making part.
I disagree. Intel pays big bucks for you to put those stickers on there. Why should Apple refuse the money? Apple's no different from any of Intel's other customers. Get used to the stickers, boys.
IBM does the same - we didn't see any IBM stickers.
I don't understand all the hype over advertising a new processor. Apple will make an announcement on their website, maybe run a commercial about it, and that's it. We're still going to see the majority of advertisements for iPods - not computers. I hope I'm wrong as I want people to think of Apple more than just the iPod manufacturer, but it's not like Intel is some brand new thing out there. It's like Baskin Robins launching ad campaigns that they're now serving their ice cream with blue spoons instead of red spoons.
I disagree. Intel pays big bucks for you to put those stickers on there. Why should Apple refuse the money? Apple's no different from any of Intel's other customers. Get used to the stickers, boys.
Oh come on! This is Apple we are talking about here. No amount of cash is worth it to fuck with the brand. This applies to Apple like no other company. Remember, some Harvard MBA doesn't makes these sort of decisions at Apple.
What really bothers me is how people don't take those stickers off.
I beleive there are two races of people on the planet. Those that tear the stickers off in the first minute and those that are somehow blind to their existence for the life of the product. You, me and I think many (most) fans of Apple are among the former subspecies.
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Originally posted by ThinkingDifferent
So, are the Intel Macs going to have the Intel stickers on them?
Dude, the last two Dells they gave me at work didn't even have "Intel Inside" stickers on them. Unless it was on the cardboard box...
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Originally posted by Ferali
maybe theyll be a laser engraved imprint of the sticker. that would be the best thing to do if they HAD to put a sign of intel on it.
makes it hard to peel off...
I wouldn't mind them on the boxes though...
No stickers. No engravings. Nothing. Maybe a tiny sticker on some unnoticeable place on the cardboard box, maybe a little thank you from Intel on the receipt, but otherwise the only thing Intel you'll see is inside, not outside.
Originally posted by SoopaDrive
Apple made Intel their bitch.
Originally posted by SoopaDrive
Apple made Intel their bitch.
Yeah right. Look at how Apple's relationship with Motorola and IBM ended. Makes you wonder who the bitch really is. Apple's customers?
Originally posted by ThinkingDifferent
Yeah right. Look at how Apple's relationship with Motorola and IBM ended. Makes you wonder who the bitch really is. Apple's customers?
Times have changed. Yes we all know end users are the ones who really get it in the shorts, this isn't news. When you're dealing with a manufacturer that is a leading innovator in the digital media sector and dominates 1/3 of the digital audio market (and more than 2/3 of the digital music market, both of which aren't exactly small dollars), something which Intel is VERY interested in gaining market share, provides me with an explanation as to why Paul Otellini acts so obsequious around Jobs.
I maybe wrong, if so, cool, prove me wrong. This is just how I look at it. Who knows maybe Otellini is just "happy" to be teaming up with Jobs and thinks this will be a fun venture, making some good friends along the way, not really interested in the money making part.
Originally posted by cubist
I disagree. Intel pays big bucks for you to put those stickers on there. Why should Apple refuse the money? Apple's no different from any of Intel's other customers. Get used to the stickers, boys.
IBM does the same - we didn't see any IBM stickers.
Originally posted by cubist
I disagree. Intel pays big bucks for you to put those stickers on there. Why should Apple refuse the money? Apple's no different from any of Intel's other customers. Get used to the stickers, boys.
Oh come on! This is Apple we are talking about here. No amount of cash is worth it to fuck with the brand. This applies to Apple like no other company. Remember, some Harvard MBA doesn't makes these sort of decisions at Apple.
Originally posted by New
What really bothers me is how people don't take those stickers off.
I beleive there are two races of people on the planet. Those that tear the stickers off in the first minute and those that are somehow blind to their existence for the life of the product. You, me and I think many (most) fans of Apple are among the former subspecies.