2) I haven't seen any more leaks from China about Apple products than we've seen in the past. This ribbons are nothing new.
I agree in that Apple products and the secrecy in which they are developed, are way too hot of an item not to leak from China. Lets be real. China isnt afraid to blatently clone (in addition to copy) almost any product. Its not like this is some country with high corporate ethical standards. Forget phones for a minute, China copies entire VEHICLES.. like the Cadillac Escalade!
Is it really a surprise. That somewhere along the development or production, of anything of value being produced in China. That somebody isnt trying to steal/sell a part or a prototype of a popular item. Especially an unannounced Apple product. Even if Foxconn treated their employees like Nino Brown, and made them work butt azz nekid so they couldnt steal anything. I have no doubt someone would try and swallow a part or shove it up their azz, in an effort to sneak it out and sell it for big bucks. As long as people can sneak shyt into maximum security prisons, best believe someone will be sneaking shyt out of Foxconn in China.
Apple has been "Leak Central" ever since Steve died.
Except it hasn't.
Originally Posted by Rogifan
Sme od the quotes sounds like employees are quite annoyed that people within the supply chain who really don't give a shit leak stuff and then when it comes time for the launch the public is disappointed because there are no surprises.
As they should be. There's nothing legal they can do about it, though.
Ars Technica has an interesting piece on leaky Apple with unnamed employees saying its the supply chain that is the problem and security at corporate is tighter than ever. Sme od the quotes sounds like employees are quite annoyed that people within the supply chain who really don't give a shit leak stuff and then when it comes time for the launch the public is disappointed because there are no surprises. Not sure how Cook can really solve for the supply chain leaks though.
1. People will be disappointed because there are no surprises during the product announcement.
2. People will be disappointed because the announced product wasn't up to the rumored specs.
The pre-event hype always exceeds the actual event. Right now a company that rarely introduces more than 2 things at a time is supposed to be showing off:
1. iPad mini
2. Newer iPad with lightning connector
3. 13" retina MBP
4. New design iMac
5. New Mac mini
A newer iPad that's unchanged from the "New iPad" except for its Lightning connector could be mentioned in passing during the iPad mini intro, but would upset the annual refresh cycle. A newer iPad with any more significant changes would need more time and seems at odds with usual Apple release strategy. I'd say both are unlikely.
The retina MBP is expected to be a huge seller and will not be released without a dog and pony show from an Apple executive. It will likely be positioned as the opening act for the new iPad mini.
The Mac mini only receives attention when it has been redesigned and Apple needs one more thing to help fill out the program. Mini updates have been sporadic at best so being 15 months old is no real proof that an update is coming this year at all. If there's an update tomorrow it'll just appear on the store with no hype whatsoever.
That leaves the iMac, a previous flagship product that was once guaranteed a 9 month upgrade cycle, but has now languished for almost 18 months. It doesn't really fit into a show about new, small, mobile devices, but needs at least a few minutes' attention. Currently desktop Mac users are feeling ignored and unimportant and I think Apple wants to give the illusion that they still care about us. Someone must explain the 18 month product cycle, especially since parts for a speed bump and USB 3.0 update have been available since spring. I think we'll see a slimmer iMac with a slightly less reflective display and be told that it took longer than expected to perfect the new screen technology at iMac sizes. That will likely happen near the beginning of the show when Tim is recapping the financial success of the past few quarters.
If the new iMac is the one that should have been released in May (or there isn't a new iMac at all) then there will no doubt be significant rumblings about Apple abandoning production of desktop computers and all sorts of dire predictions and threats to leave the platform. While that would make good drama I really hope it doesn't happen.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
1) I haven't seen a single leak come from Apple.
2) I haven't seen any more leaks from China about Apple products than we've seen in the past. This ribbons are nothing new.
I agree in that Apple products and the secrecy in which they are developed, are way too hot of an item not to leak from China. Lets be real. China isnt afraid to blatently clone (in addition to copy) almost any product. Its not like this is some country with high corporate ethical standards. Forget phones for a minute, China copies entire VEHICLES.. like the Cadillac Escalade!
Is it really a surprise. That somewhere along the development or production, of anything of value being produced in China. That somebody isnt trying to steal/sell a part or a prototype of a popular item. Especially an unannounced Apple product. Even if Foxconn treated their employees like Nino Brown, and made them work butt azz nekid so they couldnt steal anything. I have no doubt someone would try and swallow a part or shove it up their azz, in an effort to sneak it out and sell it for big bucks. As long as people can sneak shyt into maximum security prisons, best believe someone will be sneaking shyt out of Foxconn in China.
Originally Posted by scotty321
Apple has been "Leak Central" ever since Steve died.
Except it hasn't.
Originally Posted by Rogifan
Sme od the quotes sounds like employees are quite annoyed that people within the supply chain who really don't give a shit leak stuff and then when it comes time for the launch the public is disappointed because there are no surprises.
As they should be. There's nothing legal they can do about it, though.
And there aren't "no" surprises.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogifan
Ars Technica has an interesting piece on leaky Apple with unnamed employees saying its the supply chain that is the problem and security at corporate is tighter than ever. Sme od the quotes sounds like employees are quite annoyed that people within the supply chain who really don't give a shit leak stuff and then when it comes time for the launch the public is disappointed because there are no surprises. Not sure how Cook can really solve for the supply chain leaks though.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/10/apples-secret-garden-the-struggle-over-leaks-and-security/
You get to pick only one:
1. People will be disappointed because there are no surprises during the product announcement.
2. People will be disappointed because the announced product wasn't up to the rumored specs.
Originally Posted by Macky the Macky
You get to pick only one:
1. People will be disappointed because there are no surprises during the product announcement.
2. People will be disappointed because the announced product wasn't up to the rumored specs.
Yeah, we get to pick one, the whiners get to pick BOTH!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Macky the Macky
You get to pick only one:
1. People will be disappointed because there are no surprises during the product announcement.
2. People will be disappointed because the announced product wasn't up to the rumored specs.
The pre-event hype always exceeds the actual event. Right now a company that rarely introduces more than 2 things at a time is supposed to be showing off:
1. iPad mini
2. Newer iPad with lightning connector
3. 13" retina MBP
4. New design iMac
5. New Mac mini
A newer iPad that's unchanged from the "New iPad" except for its Lightning connector could be mentioned in passing during the iPad mini intro, but would upset the annual refresh cycle. A newer iPad with any more significant changes would need more time and seems at odds with usual Apple release strategy. I'd say both are unlikely.
The retina MBP is expected to be a huge seller and will not be released without a dog and pony show from an Apple executive. It will likely be positioned as the opening act for the new iPad mini.
The Mac mini only receives attention when it has been redesigned and Apple needs one more thing to help fill out the program. Mini updates have been sporadic at best so being 15 months old is no real proof that an update is coming this year at all. If there's an update tomorrow it'll just appear on the store with no hype whatsoever.
That leaves the iMac, a previous flagship product that was once guaranteed a 9 month upgrade cycle, but has now languished for almost 18 months. It doesn't really fit into a show about new, small, mobile devices, but needs at least a few minutes' attention. Currently desktop Mac users are feeling ignored and unimportant and I think Apple wants to give the illusion that they still care about us. Someone must explain the 18 month product cycle, especially since parts for a speed bump and USB 3.0 update have been available since spring. I think we'll see a slimmer iMac with a slightly less reflective display and be told that it took longer than expected to perfect the new screen technology at iMac sizes. That will likely happen near the beginning of the show when Tim is recapping the financial success of the past few quarters.
If the new iMac is the one that should have been released in May (or there isn't a new iMac at all) then there will no doubt be significant rumblings about Apple abandoning production of desktop computers and all sorts of dire predictions and threats to leave the platform. While that would make good drama I really hope it doesn't happen.