Jobs was also kinda booed (whistled at, really) at the Sept. 2000 show in Paris when he introduced the iBook. He said the green one would be available only at the Apple online store, and those pesky Parisians booed.
I'm not sure why they booed - something about how the Apple online store isn't available everywhere in Europe maybe, or that they wanted their local dealers to be able to carry it?
Why anyone would want more ways to buy a green computer, I don't know.
[quote]What happened in Boston? Why was he booed? <hr></blockquote>
Gates appeared on the screen and people went crazy. The funny thing is that there were murmurs before the show that Gates would appear, but no one really wanted to believe it.
I seriously hope that steve isn't this excited over the iWalk or somethign stupid like that, cause I could kind of picture it...steve thinks "well the fans of the newton have been dreaming for an apple pda for years" but despite what all the execs said to seteve "no thats not going to help no" he persisted and started this super campaign and is on a demented spree, and is going to be like
"oh and one more thing"
and then everyone is going to be like
"DIE! DIE! DIE!" and then the whole mac user base(except the newton fans) are gonig to destroy apple
WHOA! wierd thought, we've had the Macintosh for so long now, what if this is the next thing? a computer that is NOT a macintosh, that is a granny smith? or somethign like that HAR HAR HAR
<strong>I don't think many people have the balls to boo Steve Jobs. Because SOMEONE will have to go first, and what you're the only one booing?
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Dude, standing up for your principals is a thing to be proud of. If I feel I want to boo, and I'm the only one booing, then so be it. Fear of starting something because you're afraid no one would back you is the crappiest fear.
It would be rude to boo the speakers during the keynote. But of course, that won't stop people from doing it. Not only because rudeness is seldom recognized today (which is true), but because such is the level of scorn at the disruption of our steady stream of luxurious new high-tech toys.
It seems to me that sometimes our sense of entitlement runs a touch too high when it comes to things like this. Consumption trumps anything that could ever happen, apparently. It's depressing to wonder if we're deluding ourselves when we insist that consumerism has not skewed our (post-Sept. 11?) priorities, rather than simply serving us.
1/4 of the audience is media. then there is like 1/6 that are people like us who aren't blinded by how much Apple can suck and then the rest are just strange apple freaks who never think they do wrong. seriously. it's an odd bunch.
If I were there and the keynote was sucking I would seriously scream at him. I didn't do it at MWNY because I was so disgusted and so tired from being on line all night.
See what happens when you make fun of someone who makes fun of you?! Its this endless viscious cycle. That is why no one should correct anyone's GRAMMAR mistakes. Hell, we'd spend all day working on Michaelm8000's posts!
After the keynote (when you will be disappointed for sure), take off your cloth, all of it, climb on top of whatever building is nearest, start booing!, continue until the nice people come to take you to a nice place in their nice white car, boo until they give you a nice injection.
You will now feel much better!
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[ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: Power Apple ]</p>
<strong>It would be rude to boo the speakers during the keynote. But of course, that won't stop people from doing it. Not only because rudeness is seldom recognized today (which is true), but because such is the level of scorn at the disruption of our steady stream of luxurious new high-tech toys.
It seems to me that sometimes our sense of entitlement runs a touch too high when it comes to things like this. Consumption trumps anything that could ever happen, apparently. It's depressing to wonder if we're deluding ourselves when we insist that consumerism has not skewed our (post-Sept. 11?) priorities, rather than simply serving us.
</strong><hr></blockquote>
I know where all you "does it really matter after 9/11" people are coming from, and all I can say to you is "oh brother." I'm a geek and this stuff is fun to me. I'm not planning on booing, but if I do, it won't be at some sweet guy who's poured his heart into something and is desparatly hoping for approval. I'll just be booing Steve Jobs, a showman who's made geek-stuff into a show. If he tell's us the show is going to be awe-inspiring and we make an expensive trip to san-fran... and it sucks... I'm going to boo, and I'll feel fine about it.
I'm also a red sox fan. Should I stop booing the yankee's cuz it's only a game and there are more serious things to think about after 9/11?
9/11 shouldn't change stuff like this. This is entertainment. If people enjoy watching survivor, let them watch. If people enjoy brittany spears, so what?
What 9/11 SHOULD do is to help people think about the difference between meaningless crap and the important things. As long as I understand that MacWorld is not all that important, and as long as I know who and what ARE important to me, that I say boo away and have fun with it.
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I'm not sure why they booed - something about how the Apple online store isn't available everywhere in Europe maybe, or that they wanted their local dealers to be able to carry it?
Why anyone would want more ways to buy a green computer, I don't know.
<img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
Gates appeared on the screen and people went crazy. The funny thing is that there were murmurs before the show that Gates would appear, but no one really wanted to believe it.
SdC
Someone should bring rotten apples, he he, that would be cool.
<strong>no he writes on a TI 82 all day
Hey Opie, or whatever, speaking of grammer, You're signature is incorrect. "I'm dreamer"? - That doesn't make sense.
Don't you hate people who point out grammer mistakes?
[ 01-05-2002: Message edited by: Willoughby ]</p>
"oh and one more thing"
and then everyone is going to be like
"DIE! DIE! DIE!" and then the whole mac user base(except the newton fans) are gonig to destroy apple
WHOA! wierd thought, we've had the Macintosh for so long now, what if this is the next thing? a computer that is NOT a macintosh, that is a granny smith? or somethign like that HAR HAR HAR
<strong>I don't think many people have the balls to boo Steve Jobs. Because SOMEONE will have to go first, and what you're the only one booing?
</strong><hr></blockquote>
Dude, standing up for your principals is a thing to be proud of. If I feel I want to boo, and I'm the only one booing, then so be it. Fear of starting something because you're afraid no one would back you is the crappiest fear.
"Think Different" they say to me...
[ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: PerfectlyNormalBeast ]</p>
[Oh yea, if they don't introduce a G5, can you scream 'YOU SUCK" and throw a chair for me? I would, but I'm not gonna be at the show]
[ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: KidRed ]</p>
-robo
<strong>If the show sucks-boo for me! If you are the only one, just tell the people staring at you it was a boo from Kid Red!!
[Oh yea, if they don't introduce a G5, can you scream 'YOU SUCK" and throw a chair for me? I would, but I'm not gonna be at the show]
[ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: KidRed ]</strong><hr></blockquote>
I will not need to boo and I will not boo unless of cousre Bill Gates comes on stage. In that case I will lat him have it!
This is kind of a stupid thred. Talking about Boooing Jobs. haha
<strong>no he writes on a TI 82 all day
hey! I've got one of those!
hehe, I call it a PDA since I put all my phone numbers and crap in it...lol
<strong>
Oh god... don't tell me you write in Pascal!! <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" /> </strong><hr></blockquote>
if then is bigger than just pascal...
It seems to me that sometimes our sense of entitlement runs a touch too high when it comes to things like this. Consumption trumps anything that could ever happen, apparently. It's depressing to wonder if we're deluding ourselves when we insist that consumerism has not skewed our (post-Sept. 11?) priorities, rather than simply serving us.
Cheers,
Mark.
<strong>
hey! I've got one of those!
hehe, I call it a PDA since I put all my phone numbers and crap in it...lol</strong><hr></blockquote>
Why bother? have any of you used a TI-89?
now THAT is a calculator!!!
-Paul
1/4 of the audience is media. then there is like 1/6 that are people like us who aren't blinded by how much Apple can suck and then the rest are just strange apple freaks who never think they do wrong. seriously. it's an odd bunch.
If I were there and the keynote was sucking I would seriously scream at him. I didn't do it at MWNY because I was so disgusted and so tired from being on line all night.
<strong>LOL. Willoughby misspelled 'grammer'. It's spelled GRAMMAR.
-robo</strong><hr></blockquote>
See what happens when you make fun of someone who makes fun of you?! Its this endless viscious cycle. That is why no one should correct anyone's GRAMMAR mistakes. Hell, we'd spend all day working on Michaelm8000's posts!
After the keynote (when you will be disappointed for sure), take off your cloth, all of it, climb on top of whatever building is nearest, start booing!, continue until the nice people come to take you to a nice place in their nice white car, boo until they give you a nice injection.
You will now feel much better!
EDIT:
[ 01-06-2002: Message edited by: Power Apple ]</p>
<strong>It would be rude to boo the speakers during the keynote. But of course, that won't stop people from doing it. Not only because rudeness is seldom recognized today (which is true), but because such is the level of scorn at the disruption of our steady stream of luxurious new high-tech toys.
It seems to me that sometimes our sense of entitlement runs a touch too high when it comes to things like this. Consumption trumps anything that could ever happen, apparently. It's depressing to wonder if we're deluding ourselves when we insist that consumerism has not skewed our (post-Sept. 11?) priorities, rather than simply serving us.
</strong><hr></blockquote>
I know where all you "does it really matter after 9/11" people are coming from, and all I can say to you is "oh brother." I'm a geek and this stuff is fun to me. I'm not planning on booing, but if I do, it won't be at some sweet guy who's poured his heart into something and is desparatly hoping for approval. I'll just be booing Steve Jobs, a showman who's made geek-stuff into a show. If he tell's us the show is going to be awe-inspiring and we make an expensive trip to san-fran... and it sucks... I'm going to boo, and I'll feel fine about it.
I'm also a red sox fan. Should I stop booing the yankee's cuz it's only a game and there are more serious things to think about after 9/11?
9/11 shouldn't change stuff like this. This is entertainment. If people enjoy watching survivor, let them watch. If people enjoy brittany spears, so what?
What 9/11 SHOULD do is to help people think about the difference between meaningless crap and the important things. As long as I understand that MacWorld is not all that important, and as long as I know who and what ARE important to me, that I say boo away and have fun with it.
Hope this wasn't too serious for AI.