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post #161 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:02am
Apple is clearly teasing *us*, because the guys actually going to check apple.com every day until MWSF are quite likely to roam on boards such as AI... And Apple issued no denials about all the wild rumors going on, even though they did say they wouldn't release any new hardware at AppleExpo... They've been rated "outperform by <a href="http://www.stockpickreport.com/" target="_blank">SPR</a>... And IMHO, the "even by our standards" is directly directed at the small community that is actually aware of the wildest of rumors. Directed at all those that keep saying "nah, Apple wouldn't update so many products, they would overshadow one another".

So this still doesn't tell us what's brewing, and we probably won't know until MWSF... However, I think there is something in the pipeline that we're not even remotely aware of. Something that just hasn't ever leaked, and Apple can manage this...

Apple knows something, and I'm quite confident we will be blown away. Steve might even do a quick reference to the mac underworld, he has in the past...

Gotta love this
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post #162 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:05am
[quote]Originally posted by BRussell:
<strong>I swear to God!</strong><hr></blockquote>

the sky darkens and a lightning strikes into your mac.
post #163 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:06am
[quote]Originally posted by MarcUK:
<strong>Arrrggghhhh, Im going insane, Im gonna spill....

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Going into hiding shortly
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Wishful thinking, Mac porn magazine or little Stevie flying over your shoulder whispering in your ear?

Greets
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post #164 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:18am
  • rok
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[quote]Wishful thinking, Mac porn magazine or little Stevie flying over your shoulder whispering in your ear? <hr></blockquote>

actually, those items s/he mentioned are pretty believeable in my mind.

[quote]Mac porn magazine <hr></blockquote>

hahahahahahaha

[ 01-01-2002: Message edited by: rok ]</p>
When you're lovers in a dangerous time,
You're made to feel as if your love's a crime.
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

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Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

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post #165 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:20am
My current guess at why apple.com isn't accessible is because they're probably the subject of a DoS attack. The dark side of the Internet and attracting too much attention.
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post #166 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:20am
That's a damned confused line-up. How many processors and graphics cards in the iMacs at the same time? Two completely different lines of both PowerMacs and iMacs?
post #167 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:22am
[quote]Originally posted by Programmer:
<strong>My current guess at why apple.com isn't accessible is because they're probably the subject of a DoS attack. The dark side of the Internet and attracting too much attention.</strong><hr></blockquote>

its up now, and sporting a new message...

"Count the days. Count the minutes. Count on being blown away."
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post #168 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:37am
a Mac porn magazine would be freaky. The neatest things like the bath-newton2 (spymac büllshite), sexy girls with Soundsticks... if there's any demand, we could make a section only for women some guy with an iSub...

hey, i should stop. but i'm still a bit drunk from new year's eve and i'm hyperventilating from this "count on being blown away" stuff. so that's my excuse. :cool:
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post #169 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:38am
Clearly the hype is for a new Digital Device, not for the Mac updates that everyone already expects.

At the iPod introduction, Steve said something to the effect of, "We launched a new Digital Hub strategy a year ago, and the iPod is our first Digital Hub product..."

Forget about G5's, Apple and Motorola basically went to the press to put those rumors to rest. There will be faster, but not amazingly faster, G4s, an LCD iMac, and some digital device. Maybe a camera, maybe an all-in-one home device, maybe something else. Maybe the REAL Ginger, who knows.

Apple manipulating hype is like the Fed influencing stock market - the future G4 and iMac are already reflected in the current hype level, so only a surprise new device can really outdo the "discounting."
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post #170 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:39am
[quote]Originally posted by concentricity:
<strong>

its up now, and sporting a new message...

"Count the days. Count the minutes. Count on being blown away."</strong><hr></blockquote>

This messages has been there even hours before apple.com went down. There has to be something else. <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
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post #171 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:45am
perhaps they are re-thinking the "count on being blown away" line in light of the terrorists situation around the world...or they are releasing the new iMacs LCD G4s and G5s early!?!?! :eek:
it's all fun till somebody loses an eye
it's all fun till somebody loses an eye
post #172 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:48am
just image apple releases new iMac and Power Mac G5 now....then at keynote speech SJ just stands up on stage silently for about 2 hours while the audience claps wildly and cheers and throws room keys and underwear...then, 1 hour and 55 minutes into the applause....SJ holds up his hands for quiet and say, "Oh, and one more thing......" as the curtain opens and shows...........(removed at the demand of Apple Legal)


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[ 01-01-2002: Message edited by: thegelding ]</p>
it's all fun till somebody loses an eye
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post #173 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:52am
Steve better bring some bodyguards, there just might be a stage invasion
post #174 of 1762
1/1/02 at 9:53am
  • rok
  • the Casbah
[quote]Originally posted by olli_g:
<strong>a Mac porn magazine would be freaky. The neatest things like the bath-newton2 (spymac büllshite), sexy girls with Soundsticks... if there's any demand, we could make a section only for women some guy with an iSub... </strong><hr></blockquote>

oh god, stop it! you're killlin' me! LOL!

When you're lovers in a dangerous time,
You're made to feel as if your love's a crime.
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

-...
When you're lovers in a dangerous time,
You're made to feel as if your love's a crime.
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

-...
post #175 of 1762
1/1/02 at 10:17am
Besides the Mac porn magazine, which is great fun (Ally "Mac" Beal and Christina AG5ilera nude!!!), there should also be some songs, like:
Michael Jackson - "Mac or White" or "Mac in the mirror"
Baha men - "Who let Steve Jobs out" (HURR-HURR-HURR)
Roxette - "Milk and Toast an Apple"
Alcazar - "Crying at the CompUSAtheque"
Tom Jones with the Cardigans - "Burning down Bill Gates"
Enrique Iglesias and Withney Houston - "Could I have that OS forever"
Afroman - "Because I got Mac" ("now I'm j***ing off, and I know why, because I got Mac"? Hey, that's the missing link to the Mac porn magazine <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" /> )
Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Cupertinofornication"

Man. This is gettin' outta hand.
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post #176 of 1762
1/1/02 at 10:20am
[quote]Originally posted by Mithras:
<strong>Clearly the hype is for a new Digital Device, not for the Mac updates that everyone already expects.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Um, why do people keep talking about a "new digital device" with such confidence? If it's because of the slip by Apple Netherlands, I'll bet you a dollar that the release is referring to the new consumer Mac.

"innovative, revolutionary, and different"

"powerful, user-friendly, and eye-catching"

"enormous impact".

That is the new iMac, or whatever they're going to call it.

I'm absolutely certain the hype on the Apple website is referring to this product as well.

And as tradition requires, I'll stake my customary nude photograph on it.
Chicanery.
Chicanery.
post #177 of 1762
1/1/02 at 10:26am
I'm holding you to that, Belle.

BTW, you ever hear from Decker?

I'm not sure about this new digital device either. LCD iMac is a done deal though.

I think it's actually worthy of a REAL confirmed.
post #178 of 1762
1/1/02 at 10:29am
Quit this sh*t Apple!!
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post #179 of 1762
1/1/02 at 10:59am
[quote]Originally posted by Belle:
<strong>I'm absolutely certain the hype on the Apple website is referring to this product as well.

And as tradition requires, I'll stake my customary nude photograph on it. </strong><hr></blockquote>So then, what if the hype is about a new iMac AND something else, like a dual 1Ghz Apollo G4? Seems to me the hype wouldn't be just about the new iMac, and you would have to provide some photographic, um, entertainment for all us guys to peruse.
:eek: <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
post #180 of 1762
1/1/02 at 11:15am
I think all this hype is about one thing:

They will introduce new mac.com mail servers that actually work!

Stuck in an infinite loop waiting for an Apple PDA...

apple.otaku
Stuck in an infinite loop waiting for an Apple PDA...

apple.otaku
post #181 of 1762
1/1/02 at 11:17am
  • Anders
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[quote]Originally posted by apple.otaku:
<strong>I think all this hype is about one thing:

They will introduce new mac.com mail servers that actually work!

</strong><hr></blockquote>

God I hope so. And iDisks too.
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post #182 of 1762
1/1/02 at 12:18pm
[quote]Originally posted by Fran441:
<strong>cowofwar- Your counter is nice, but its 3 hours off. The keynote starts at 12 PM EST, not 9 AM. It's 9 AM PST.
</strong><hr></blockquote>

You don't say? Could it be...maybe I'm on PST and not EST?

Jeez, world doesn't revolve around the east coast.
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post #183 of 1762
1/1/02 at 1:26pm
just image apple releases new iMac and Power Mac G5 now....then at keynote speech SJ just stands up on stage silently for about 2 hours while the audience claps wildly and cheers and throws room keys and underwear...then, 1 hour and 55 minutes into the applause....SJ holds up his hands for quiet and say, "Oh, and one more thing......" as the curtain opens and shows...........(removed at the demand of Apple Legal)

ROFL! The best part is where Steve throws his hands up like Nixon and says Oh and one more thing. I love it. <img src="graemlins/smokin.gif" border="0" alt="[Chilling]" />
post #184 of 1762
1/1/02 at 1:32pm
[quote]Originally posted by thegelding:
<strong>SJ holds up his hands for quiet and say, "Oh, and one more thing......" as the curtain opens and shows...........(removed at the demand of Apple Legal)</strong><hr></blockquote>

I'm confused do you actually mean a sign that says: "removed at the demand of Apple legal" or are you just not telling us what will be there? I personally would think it would be funnier if they did the former...

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post #185 of 1762
1/1/02 at 1:34pm
[quote]Originally posted by cowofwar:
<strong>

You don't say? Could it be...maybe I'm on PST and not EST?

Jeez, world doesn't revolve around the east coast.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Yea? Says who?
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post #186 of 1762
1/1/02 at 1:35pm
[quote]Jeez, world doesn't revolve around the east coast.<hr></blockquote>

WHAT?

shut yo mouth!
post #187 of 1762
1/1/02 at 1:52pm
Thread Starter 
Maybe I'm doing the math wrong, but your clock looks like its 3 hours off. Total hours left should be the same regardless of where you are in the world, right? I was just looking for a reason as to why it might be off.
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post #188 of 1762
1/1/02 at 2:11pm
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I'm pushing this to the top so we don't get completely bogged down by locked threads.
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post #189 of 1762
1/1/02 at 3:50pm
Revolution by Apple has always been I/O - CD-ROM, USB, FW, Airport, SuperDrive. This time round, portable FireWire controller gets my money.
post #190 of 1762
1/1/02 at 3:53pm
[quote]Originally posted by geezer1:
<strong>This time round, portable FireWire controller gets my money.</strong><hr></blockquote>

dont they already ahve this?

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post #191 of 1762
1/1/02 at 4:48pm
Since this MWSF is really being hyped by Apple, I don't see how it could not be about the G5. Assuming that the rumored specs are correct (spec/floating performance approx. 3X the P4 at the same clock speed), and since Apple is mainly a computer company, then it seems to me that having a brand new processer 3X as powerful as your competitor would warrent this magnitude of hype.

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post #192 of 1762
1/1/02 at 4:54pm
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post #193 of 1762
1/1/02 at 4:59pm
All I can say... is you Guys Rock...All your posts and hype.Too creative for me...I can only hope I do not win the lottery or else..I will hire you all.Apple Computer,Inc. #1... now and Always!!!Happy 2002.Wishing you only The Best!
post #194 of 1762
1/1/02 at 5:03pm
Thread Starter 
For those who had to change travel plans to see the keynote; are you glad you did?
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post #195 of 1762
1/1/02 at 5:16pm
Does GoLive Requirements Eliminate G5?

[quote]
Confidential until announce on 1/7/02: GoLive 6.0 System Requirements

Mac OS
- PowerPC® processor (G3 or G4 required for Macintosh® OS 10.1)
<hr></blockquote>

The pre-announced GoLive system requirements say you need a G3 or a G4 to run it. No mention of a G5. Could this mean that - given the embargo - that G5's will NOT be announced at MWSF?
post #196 of 1762
1/1/02 at 5:21pm
Thread Starter 
Do you think Adobe would be stupid enough to pull an ATI?
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post #197 of 1762
1/1/02 at 5:36pm
  • Anders
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[quote]Originally posted by Fran441:
<strong>Do you think Adobe would be stupid enough to pull an ATI?</strong><hr></blockquote>

The Adope page wasn´t meant for publishing (hehe) so either they don´t know or Apple doesn´t have a G5 for us.

&lt;conspiration mode&gt;or Apple had Adobe leak that paper to downplay the possibility of a G5 to surprise us all&lt;/conspiration mode&gt;
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post #198 of 1762
1/1/02 at 5:38pm
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[quote]Originally posted by Anders:
<strong>
&lt;conspiration mode&gt;or Apple had Adobe leak that paper to downplay the possibility of a G5 to surprise us all&lt;/conspiration mode&gt;</strong><hr></blockquote>

Hey why doesn´t my tags work? Crappy UBB
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post #199 of 1762
1/1/02 at 7:02pm
[quote]Originally posted by louismg:
<strong>Does GoLive Requirements Eliminate G5?



The pre-announced GoLive system requirements say you need a G3 or a G4 to run it. No mention of a G5. Could this mean that - given the embargo - that G5's will NOT be announced at MWSF?</strong><hr></blockquote>


Or maybe this means that G5's will ship with 10.2....
post #200 of 1762
1/1/02 at 7:09pm
If Apple releases a new mac that does what the Macintosh and iMac did for their sales then this kind of hype is reasonable.
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