Shows how weak apple stores are. Here at MacOutfitters (Apple Reseller) we had a great time. There was food and drink, expert tiger demos running all night long, free shirts, spotlight keychains and widget CDs, and we had a 4 way video with some people in Cupertino, Mexico, and Montana (we're in PA). Really fun.
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Apple Mac OS X Tiger Launch Events
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io_burn said:
HAHA, thanks for the biggest laugh i've had in a while!
hey, if anyone is unhappy with a free iTunes song, i'll gladly take it. apple doesn't have a store anywhere around me and if they did and all i got was an iTunes song, i'd be happy, because its better than nothing! c'mon.
Seriously, if you're too greedy or stuck up to be happy with an iTunes code, post it here, someone else will gladly claim the free song and be thankful for it... rather than disappointed.
People these days, always want something for nothing, then when they get something for nothing, it's not good enough!!!
People these days, always want something for nothing, then when they get something for nothing, it's not good enough!!!
io_burn said:
LOL!!!
This is the best post I've read in the whole thread. Great laugh. I'm glad someone took the time to do it. "No cake, clowns, or games...whaaaaaaa!!!" Okay maybe Doom 3 hehe, but not for free.I can't believe how dissapointed people are about not getting free stuff. It's the Apple Store people. You go there to buy things: spend money. I mean it's OK to take advantage when you can get something on sale. But someone even said they were dissapointed they didn't get any hardware at the event.
Thinks he is the one who deserved the free PowerBook.I can't believe it. The event by the way was intended for Tiger's launch. The only thing you should have expected was to get a copy of Tiger. Everything else is a reward for attending.
For those people who complained about not getting to use 10% off on the OSX release, I got an email from Micro Center saying they were selling it for $79 after rebate until June. That's just $10 more than my student price would be, so it's probably a good deal for nonstudents. They also seemed to have cheap minis, if you're not a student, too.
I went to the Houston Galleria last night for the launch party. My first one actually because I always order this kind of stuff online because of the educational discount.
I'm glad I went even though I will admit that I was surprised at the lack of free trinkets after what I heard about previous parties. I got the 10% off which was fine because I was buying some software. The best part was waiting in the line before the store opened up. Since it was in the Galleria people kept coming up to us and asking what was going on. The variety of reactions from people were interesting from the people who said mockingly "oh software... better hurry into line then", to the teenagers who really started jumping up and down when we told them they were giving away iPods, to the elderly gentleman who stayed for about 10 minutes asking questions about Apple.
I'm glad I went even though I will admit that I was surprised at the lack of free trinkets after what I heard about previous parties. I got the 10% off which was fine because I was buying some software. The best part was waiting in the line before the store opened up. Since it was in the Galleria people kept coming up to us and asking what was going on. The variety of reactions from people were interesting from the people who said mockingly "oh software... better hurry into line then", to the teenagers who really started jumping up and down when we told them they were giving away iPods, to the elderly gentleman who stayed for about 10 minutes asking questions about Apple.
oskar said:
Hahaha, that kills me. If you truly deserve a new PowerBook, then God will specifically come down and give you one. Otherwise, you don't deserve it.
Economists will all agree that those who deserve a PowerBook already have one.
I think Apple made a killing though and that's really what they're after. I think they saw that a 10% discount is much better than giving away keychains (seriously, you guys complain that you don't have more stuff on your keys to bulge out your pants and ruin a perfect hemline? Or a flashlight? Are you guys always in the dark or something?).
I think that there are way more satisfied people than there are dissatisfied people. The people who visit these forums are just macaddicts who have totally hyped expectations. In the end, moving their inventory that customers want to buy is more important than giving away trinkets customers probably don't need.
oskar said:
And the elitist exclusive Apple club can continue on its merry way. If Apple doesn't want folks to switch so be it. Bunch of folks wetting themselves over a minor update to an operating system, waiting in lines to pay full price for something they can buy anytime.
Apple makes a big deal about a launch party. There was no party. Come stand in line to see nothing going on and pay full price for a minor update. Give me a break! Way to piss off new prospective customers. Oh my gosh, someone trying to save money. That must be a crime. Apparently to be a member of the Apple club you have to be willing to spend loads of cash for unimproved hardware and software. Its insulting to even consider getting something at a discount. Snob hill I guess. Sorry I tried to append to the forum. Have to be in love with Apple to own one, no dissent allowed.
Apple acts like it doesn't need the business. That may well explain Apple staying at 2% market share. No wonder they can't get any momentum going.
A bit of help, please... I removed the Dashboard icon from the Dock and now I want it back. How do I do this? Are there any Dashboard preferences? Thanks.
my best guess
since I don't have tiger (I only played with it at the store), I'd say try and use the spotlight feature in the upper right hand corner (does anyone that has used launchbar see some similarities? apple+space to activate spotlight, same for launchbar...) I think if you type in "Dashboard" it should be able to find it. Then you can just drag into the dock again I think.
Ted Witcher said:
since I don't have tiger (I only played with it at the store), I'd say try and use the spotlight feature in the upper right hand corner (does anyone that has used launchbar see some similarities? apple+space to activate spotlight, same for launchbar...) I think if you type in "Dashboard" it should be able to find it. Then you can just drag into the dock again I think.
Yeah....
That's cool for you to umm, post that and everything-what a burn. BUT, after hearing all the hype on macrumors forum about the crazy sh*t that Apple has done in the past for other premieres, this one was dissappointing because I had an opportunity cost of going to a REAL party, and not driving almost 3 hours. People saying "t-shirts, keychains, dog-tags" etc. was very exciting. A free iTunes song that I just downloaded off of Limewire for free. Very dissappointing. The people weren't even willing to help on a few questions I had, a waste of gas and time. I'm not bitching completely, I have Apple's stock....Yay!
io_burn said:Seriously, if you're too greedy or stuck up to be happy with an iTunes code, post it here, someone else will gladly claim the free song and be thankful for it... rather than disappointed.
People these days, always want something for nothing, then when they get something for nothing, it's not good enough!!!
That's cool for you to umm, post that and everything-what a burn. BUT, after hearing all the hype on macrumors forum about the crazy sh*t that Apple has done in the past for other premieres, this one was dissappointing because I had an opportunity cost of going to a REAL party, and not driving almost 3 hours. People saying "t-shirts, keychains, dog-tags" etc. was very exciting. A free iTunes song that I just downloaded off of Limewire for free. Very dissappointing. The people weren't even willing to help on a few questions I had, a waste of gas and time. I'm not bitching completely, I have Apple's stock....Yay!
I got in Mac World
I got into Macworld.com and i hope itll be in the next months magazine.
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/04/29/tigerevent/index.php
Im the 14 yr old in the Pooh costume, it was a great time, i was third in line and i met a lot of great friends (and connections) Although the lack of a tshirt, or dog tags was a tiny bit disappointing, i was in line for three hours and not being 18 i didnt even get a song, but thats okay, it was an excellent time. Ill be sure to be out there next release for more fun!
I got into Macworld.com and i hope itll be in the next months magazine.
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/04/29/tigerevent/index.php
Im the 14 yr old in the Pooh costume, it was a great time, i was third in line and i met a lot of great friends (and connections)
Although the lack of a tshirt, or dog tags was a tiny bit disappointing, i was in line for three hours and not being 18 i didnt even get a song, but thats okay, it was an excellent time. Ill be sure to be out there next release for more fun!why?
DickArmAndHarT said:I got into Macworld.com and i hope itll be in the next months magazine.
http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/04/29/tigerevent/index.php
Im the 14 yr old in the Pooh costume, it was a great time, i was third in line and i met a lot of great friends (and connections)
pgwalsh said:
Didn't really get a good look... saw him out of the corner of my eye, replied "yeah I won an iTunes song" and walked away...
mwatch said:
Wait, what will they be announcing in June?
i always feel so compelled to wait becuase i'm scared i'lld rop down my cash and a few months later somethign amazing will come out and i wont have the cash for it. I know with this mentality no one would ever buy anything. I just want to make sure that when i buy things an update is closely looming. I'm a budget nerd.
Random Avenger said:
Ok, thanks I'll give it a try at the Apple store...
So I have to say that while I like the look of Mac OS X, and the Unix underpinnings, the useability, clarity, and consistency of the UI has really taken a hit these last couple of years... did Apple fire all their human factors and UI design folks?
I really like the current finder windows, but the dock and now dashboard are just not all that well thought out...
Edit: I went to the Apple store and tried it... that doesn't work, all it does is start the widget and move it off the Dashboard, er, dock. It still disappears when you click on the desktop, finder or app window. I asked one of the Apple store folks and they confirmed that it can't be done. This relegates the Dashboard to toy status for me.
Just a thort, I know they have given better stuff away previously, but genuine question...would people prefer Apple waste their money on T-shirts and dog tags for us all etc or use it more wisely in product development and getting prices lower??!!
(sorry to blow it like that, just thort Id do it!!)
Answer: Are you kidding??!! Bring on the dog tags!! YEAHH!!
(sorry to blow it like that, just thort Id do it!!)
Answer: Are you kidding??!! Bring on the dog tags!! YEAHH!!
mstanisl said:
Normally the Mac store will let you use your student discount. But i think for the release party it wasnt allowed so they can make more cash, I bought my iBook G4 at a mac store and they gave me student discount on it as well as the .mac account. During the release party they were giving 10% off discounts, however, these discounts did not go towards a purchase of Tiger. They know everyone there is going to buy Tiger, so they avoid the discounts that can be placed on Tiger.
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