Apple to Hold Company Town Hall Discussing 'Exciting New Things' at Apple

MacRumors · Jan 24, 2012, 06:26 PM

After today's record breaking results, Apple will be holding a company-wide Town Hall for employees discussing some "exciting new things going on at Apple." Tim Cook sent a company-wide email to employees, as posted by 9to5Mac:

Quote:

Thanks to everyone's hard work, we're off to a great start in 2012. Last week in New York we launched a groundbreaking initiative for education with iBooks textbooks, and today we reported the strongest quarter in Apple's history.Please join me tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. in Town Hall. We'll review our record-setting results and discuss some exciting new things going on at Apple.The meeting will be broadcast live to many sites in Cupertino and other Apple locations. Please check AppleWeb for details.

Tim

These town hall meetings are restricted to Apple employees and it's unlikely Cook will announce anything too exciting. However, details of the event invariably leak out, and may show Apple's changes and direction internally. The Town Hall is taking place on Wed, Jan 25th at 10am Pacific.

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DTphonehome · Jan 24, 2012, 06:32 PM

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Company newsletter. Mark my words.

twoodcc · Jan 24, 2012, 06:33 PM

i'm guessing that apple is going to use the iPad and iBooks for internal training somehow?

hopefully something good is announced!

slrandall · Jan 24, 2012, 06:35 PM

How are these emails obtained?

arn · Jan 24, 2012, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by slrandall

How are these emails obtained?

someone who works at apple forwards them.

(fixed the 25th date typo.)

arn

nylonsteel · Jan 24, 2012, 06:42 PM

re original article

you go tim

David085 · Jan 24, 2012, 06:44 PM

Can't wait for the announcements

d4rkc4sm · Jan 24, 2012, 06:44 PM

start of apple propaganda.

just do great things, no need to announce them.

Asclepio · Jan 24, 2012, 06:48 PM

They start to burn the paper books.

Bonch · Jan 24, 2012, 06:55 PM

They are releasing a camera, a printer, and bringing back the cube.

chrmjenkins · Jan 24, 2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by arn

someone who works at apple forwards them.

(fixed the 25th date typo.)

arn

Anonymously? Isn't this a breach of the rules that apple dictates for its employees?

rdowns · Jan 24, 2012, 07:03 PM

Team, we're changing from Coke to Pepsi in the cafeteria.

chrmjenkins · Jan 24, 2012, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rdowns

Team, we're changing from Coke to Pepsi in the cafeteria.

That's probably closer to reality than some are thinking. Probably just some new employee initiatives similar to how they brought charity back to the apple organization.

Peace · Jan 24, 2012, 07:15 PM

Ya. With Apple's level of secrecy Tim isn't going to talk about any new products.

Macwheezie · Jan 24, 2012, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chrmjenkins

Anonymously? Isn't this a breach of the rules that apple dictates for its employees?

Let's not look too hard into the horse's mouth.

arctic · Jan 24, 2012, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonch

They are releasing a camera, a printer, and bringing back the cube.

This! And don't forget the G5.

Alex Hobbs · Jan 24, 2012, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by chrmjenkins

Anonymously? Isn't this a breach of the rules that apple dictates for its employees?

Check up the definition on an information leak.

tigress666 · Jan 24, 2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by rdowns

team, we're changing from coke to pepsi in the cafeteria.

No!!!!!!!!!!! Not Pepsi!!! The horrors!

chrmjenkins · Jan 24, 2012, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Hobbs

Check up the definition on an information leak.

Some leaks are planned PR moves. It doesn't necessarily have a negative connotation for the employee responsible.

Mak47 · Jan 24, 2012, 07:27 PM

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Probably some sort of employee profit sharing. They've gotta use some of that cash, and a one time or company performance based grant to employees is a decent way to do it.

liavman · Jan 24, 2012, 07:49 PM

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it's unlikely Cook will announce anything too exciting

His two key messages..

1. Imagine how much better our results would have been if the 4S hadn't been such a disappointment. But keep turning out such disappointments please. I love them.

2. As a reward, I am upgrading our company free coffee to Star Bucks. We do like some companies from the Seattle area.

Capt Underpants · Jan 24, 2012, 08:05 PM

They're going to start paying a dividend.

Jaro65 · Jan 24, 2012, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rdowns

Team, we're changing from Coke to Pepsi in the cafeteria.

In the spirit of SJ, shouldn't it be Snapple?

sterlingindigo · Jan 24, 2012, 08:40 PM

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Mothership deets!

satcomer · Jan 24, 2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Peace

Ya. With Apple's level of secrecy Tim isn't going to talk about any new products.

Hopefully it will be an update on the progress of the building of the new headquarters.

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Peace macrumors P6 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Space--The ONLY Frontier	Ya. With Apple's level of secrecy Tim isn't going to talk about any new products.
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