Would that be 4th of June, or 6th of April? Some of us doesnt live in the US u know...
Yeah, but Apple is an American-based company and the poster above is - I'm assuming - from America. It probably didn't cross his mind to take the entire ****ing planet into account when posting the date.
Most of us don't.
If were were talking about a new BMW factory opening or some exhibit at the Louvre, you can post the date in whatever way you're accustomed to and us Yanks would account for that and figure it out and probably not get the least torqued up over it.
Hell, stick some sort of NAB-related graphic up there. Put the iPod minis back. Put the G5 Xserve and rotate all the three, even! But the G5? By itself? For three weeks?
pscates: I'm sure the soccer moms of the world (including the ones at IKEA on Saturdays) are happy that you didn't cut off your left nut too.
Seriously, my fear is that the PowerMac G5 is still on Apple's main page because there's plenty of them left to sell. The supply of G5s is higher than demand for them. Sure, it would be nice to see the iPod minis up there. But demand for iPod minis far outstrips supply, so there's no point in putting them up and increasing demand even more. \
The attempt to market the G5 right now, is probably in vein, it is too old and still the same price so nobody would or should buy it at this point in time.\
... Given that this is the first time doing this kind of digging, it will be interesting to see what the characteristics of an Apple product "about to be updated" are. ...
Last year when we were all expecting the 15" Alubook, somebody was giving us numbers like these, and we all watched them go down as the months crept by... down, down, all the way to zero... and then it was another month after that when it finally appeared.
Based on that concept, we aren't going to see any updates for a long time.
Last year when we were all expecting the 15" Alubook, somebody was giving us numbers like these, and we all watched them go down as the months crept by... down, down, all the way to zero... and then it was another month after that when it finally appeared.
Based on that concept, we aren't going to see any updates for a long time.
I'm REALLY glad I didn't make any sort of foolish "if that G5 graphic is there in three weeks, I'll cut off my left nut" wagers...
I'm shocked - SHOCKED - that thing is still there! I thought SURELY last Tuesday it would be replaced. Then another whole week, thinking "okay, Tuesday the 6th...".
Nope.
What the hell? At least ROTATE some things. I just think it's supremely idiotic to give exclusive, static front page status to 10-month-old hardware that probably nobody is buying.
I don't get it...
Hell, stick some sort of NAB-related graphic up there. Put the iPod minis back. Put the G5 Xserve and rotate all the three, even! But the G5? By itself? For three weeks? Ugh...what gives? Someone explain that to me. May as well put the 15" iMac up there or the iSight. Or the Panther box. They're all about equally as relevant or timely.
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The thing is pscates, only us Macheads waiting for new product releases, have Apple.com setup as our homepage. That's why it seems like an eternity.
I'd love to see them rotate it as well, just to give the perception of change and that they acknowledge us!
The normal Joe, probably hits Apple's site once or twice a month. Not enough to register any tiresome look.
Yeah, that's a good point, Satchmo. You're probably right.
Well then, they should have a super-secret "iZealot" front page that idiots like us can go to and stuff is rotated every 14 seconds or so, just for our amusement and reassurance that the company isn't in a coma. And so I won't have to bitch about it anymore.
I don't know, now that I think about it: with all this iPod/iTunes/iTMS stuff going on, I'm imagining quite a few "non Mac-geek" types are probably visiting Apple now more than ever. THEY'RE probably even saying "okay, enough with the G5 graphic already!!!"
The attempt to market the G5 right now, is probably in vein, it is too old and still the same price so nobody would or should buy it at this point in time.\
<Grammar Police>Vain, not vein unless you are talking about the bleeding kind.</Grammar Police>
At least we didn't have to get into a duel about dual, which is my favorite pet peeve.
Most Europeans wouldn't use slashes, either....so they know what he's talking about.
Yes, things are strange. Either something huge is brewing......or else Apple is making enough money with the products as they are and doesn't want to change immediately.
Quite probably, but you forget perhaps that they predicted correctly the last security update, a la Think Secret. This makes me think they have indeed some sources, since no one else talked about this update.
Quite probably, but you forget perhaps that they predicted correctly the last security update, a la Think Secret. This makes me think they have indeed some sources, since no one else talked about this update.
It's been a little easier to predict security updates and minor software updates than hardware updates in the past 5 years.
I don't think many rumor sites bother predicting security updates.
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Originally posted by T'hain Esh Kelch
Would that be 4th of June, or 6th of April? Some of us doesnt live in the US u know...
Yeah, but Apple is an American-based company and the poster above is - I'm assuming - from America. It probably didn't cross his mind to take the entire ****ing planet into account when posting the date.
Most of us don't.
If were were talking about a new BMW factory opening or some exhibit at the Louvre, you can post the date in whatever way you're accustomed to and us Yanks would account for that and figure it out and probably not get the least torqued up over it.
No biggie.
Originally posted by pscates
Hell, stick some sort of NAB-related graphic up there. Put the iPod minis back. Put the G5 Xserve and rotate all the three, even! But the G5? By itself? For three weeks?
pscates: I'm sure the soccer moms of the world (including the ones at IKEA on Saturdays) are happy that you didn't cut off your left nut too.
Seriously, my fear is that the PowerMac G5 is still on Apple's main page because there's plenty of them left to sell. The supply of G5s is higher than demand for them. Sure, it would be nice to see the iPod minis up there. But demand for iPod minis far outstrips supply, so there's no point in putting them up and increasing demand even more.
Escher
Originally posted by tikiman
... Given that this is the first time doing this kind of digging, it will be interesting to see what the characteristics of an Apple product "about to be updated" are. ...
Last year when we were all expecting the 15" Alubook, somebody was giving us numbers like these, and we all watched them go down as the months crept by... down, down, all the way to zero... and then it was another month after that when it finally appeared.
Based on that concept, we aren't going to see any updates for a long time.
Originally posted by cubist
Last year when we were all expecting the 15" Alubook, somebody was giving us numbers like these, and we all watched them go down as the months crept by... down, down, all the way to zero... and then it was another month after that when it finally appeared.
Based on that concept, we aren't going to see any updates for a long time.
If, by a long time you mean WWDC.
Originally posted by pscates
I'm REALLY glad I didn't make any sort of foolish "if that G5 graphic is there in three weeks, I'll cut off my left nut" wagers...
I'm shocked - SHOCKED - that thing is still there! I thought SURELY last Tuesday it would be replaced. Then another whole week, thinking "okay, Tuesday the 6th...".
Nope.
What the hell? At least ROTATE some things. I just think it's supremely idiotic to give exclusive, static front page status to 10-month-old hardware that probably nobody is buying.
I don't get it...
Hell, stick some sort of NAB-related graphic up there. Put the iPod minis back. Put the G5 Xserve and rotate all the three, even! But the G5? By itself? For three weeks? Ugh...what gives? Someone explain that to me. May as well put the 15" iMac up there or the iSight. Or the Panther box. They're all about equally as relevant or timely.
The thing is pscates, only us Macheads waiting for new product releases, have Apple.com setup as our homepage. That's why it seems like an eternity.
I'd love to see them rotate it as well, just to give the perception of change and that they acknowledge us!
The normal Joe, probably hits Apple's site once or twice a month. Not enough to register any tiresome look.
Brought in through Quiktime, for the trailers or something.
Well then, they should have a super-secret "iZealot" front page that idiots like us can go to and stuff is rotated every 14 seconds or so, just for our amusement and reassurance that the company isn't in a coma. And so I won't have to bitch about it anymore.
http://www.apple.com/geek
I don't know, now that I think about it: with all this iPod/iTunes/iTMS stuff going on, I'm imagining quite a few "non Mac-geek" types are probably visiting Apple now more than ever. THEY'RE probably even saying "okay, enough with the G5 graphic already!!!"
Originally posted by BZ
More wood on the fire...
Haha...but croquer is a crock o' shit.
Originally posted by NEMESIS
There is much buzz surrounding product line updates in the reatil channel on or around 4/6/04. Any predcitions. Just watch you will see.
Wow, this was quite an update. Nemesis, you da man
Originally posted by Messiahtosh
The attempt to market the G5 right now, is probably in vein, it is too old and still the same price so nobody would or should buy it at this point in time.
<Grammar Police>Vain, not vein unless you are talking about the bleeding kind.</Grammar Police>
At least we didn't have to get into a duel about dual, which is my favorite pet peeve.
Yes, things are strange. Either something huge is brewing......or else Apple is making enough money with the products as they are and doesn't want to change immediately.
Originally posted by AirSluf
<Grammar Police>Vain, not vein unless you are talking about the bleeding kind.</Grammar Police>
At least we didn't have to get into a duel about dual, which is my favorite pet peeve.
actually this was rather an orthographic error, and not a grammar mistake. 8)
Originally posted by kim kap sol
Haha...but croquer is a crock o' shit.
Quite probably, but you forget perhaps that they predicted correctly the last security update, a la Think Secret. This makes me think they have indeed some sources, since no one else talked about this update.
Originally posted by dr. zoidberg
actually this was rather an orthographic error, and not a grammar mistake. 8)
[Waving of hand] <Thought Police>Ignore that post, we don't need corrections on this board</Thought Police>
Either that or 3004.
Dobby.
Originally posted by PB
Quite probably, but you forget perhaps that they predicted correctly the last security update, a la Think Secret. This makes me think they have indeed some sources, since no one else talked about this update.
It's been a little easier to predict security updates and minor software updates than hardware updates in the past 5 years.
I don't think many rumor sites bother predicting security updates.