mpantone

LOL, 500 Americans? Without even going into statistics and sample sizes, let's just back up here.

There are fifty states. We are talking about 10 people per state, less if we include the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. You have to be on drugs if you think ten randomly chosen people in your state are a worthy representation vis-a-vis the rest of the country.

Worse, they probably only surveyed adults despite the fact that many adolescents own cellphones and will be future decision makers on cellphone purchase decisions.

This whole survey is a complete farce.

T Cody said:

I don't think that it is a coincidence that the Adobe MAX creative conference starts next Monday on November 4. Perhaps we will see the new Mac Pro ripping through Premier content and the rumored 16" MacBook Pro doing the same with PhotoShop.

It is highly unlikely that Apple would debut brand new hardware at a third-party event, even a close partner such as Adobe. Hell, Apple doesn't even do tradeshows anymore, that's how much they dislike the possibility of being upstaged by someone else.

The new Mac Pro has already been revealed so launching it via a press release wouldn't be surprising. Also, the 16" MacBook Pro could easily debut via press release. After all, it's only 1" diagonally wider than an existing model, not enough to merit a major media event.

He is an effing moron.

$227K swindled over five years is less than $50K per year. That's chump change in Silicon Valley for someone of his stature. That comes down to $124/day which is less than the ~$16/hr. minimum wage in many Silicon Valley cities (well, if someone works 24 hrs. or earns overtime). He basically violated insider trading laws so he could pay off his gardener and housekeeper. (Okay, so I'm exaggerating a little, but it's still damned pathetic.)

And he probably did it because he thought it was a small enough amount that no one would notice. He knew if he got tens of millions via insider trading, he would have been nailed.

He probably tried this to prove to himself that he was smarter than everyone -- including the Feds.

MplsP said:

It would be very odd that Apple's that far along that they're beginning production but they haven't announced it yet

It's called a production ramp or ramp-up. This certainly isn't the first time Apple has done this. For something that sells lots of units (like the iPhone), Apple's production ramp is likely six weeks prior to the availability date. Their manufacturing partners can't make ten million iPhones in a week.

Apple isn't the only one who does this. It's pretty common practice in the manufacturing industry. You want that new videogame console on Day 1? Well, it was probably built a month ago and sat in a warehouse up until a couple of days ago.

This is a very well known concept in economics and business.

It looks like there are a few AI readers who don't understand the basic premise which has been around for decades.

Unapproved electronic messaging devices are not allowed because they can create an unfair advantage.

Let's say there are five or six people sitting in the locker room or in the stands and analyzing various video feeds. Perhaps they see something of interest and send a message to a player/coach via an electronic device. In baseball this is even more serious as someone sitting in the stands may be able to relay the opposing team's catcher's signs to the dugout and thus to the batter.

So for many sports, the only sanctioned electronic devices are league approved and often closed circuit communications, like a football head coach to specific members of his coaching staff in a booth high up in the stadium.

Ben wouldn't be the person sending the message. More likely he would be the recipient of a timely tip and could lean over to a coach's ear and whisper what he learned.

It has nothing to do with the league being anti-Apple. Cellphones, pagers, computers, etc. aren't allowed either, regardless of the manufacturer/brand/model. This is not a new development

Note that in the rare instances when some coach's headset fails due to a technical malfunction, the standard practice is to require the other team to remove the same piece of equipment. Otherwise the home team might be inclined to sabotage the visiting team's communications gear.