Apple Postpones Alleged March Product Event Amid Coronavirus Restrictions

[Rainshadow]

Who was detained and apparently not treated, seemingly out of vindictiveness by CPC. If he were 34 in a western country, I’d wager he would have recovered

And I would wager if it were“just the flu” he would have recovered just fine like the rest of the 30 year olds in western civilization with OR without treatment.
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So we have a rumor about a rumor with no actual confirmation from anyone. And now we have 55 comments assuming the rumor, and the rumor about the rumor, were true to begin with. How does that work? This is a totally invented conversation about something that was never announced but accepted as the truth. Does anyone see the mind blowing irrationality of this line of thought?

No. We are on MacRumors... it was widely accepted that there will be a spring keynote. We NEVER KNOW there will be one until there IS one... so not inviting the media to an expected keynote is solid news for a RUMORS site.

if you want double-verified facts, go watch the news.

 

[cocky jeremy]

It's just a variation of the flu. And it only kills weak gramps and grams, like that grandma in Dante's Peak.

Exactly. People need to quit being worrying pansies and just live their lives. This is literally nothing to 99.9% of people. It's beyond hilarious how the media created this goofy panic over what amounts to the common cold to the vast majority of people. I'm waiting for The Great Paper Cut Scare of 2021!

 

[Rainshadow]

Exactly. People need to quit being worrying pansies and just live their lives. This is literally nothing to 99.9% of people. It's beyond hilarious how the media created this goofy panic over what amounts to the common cold to the vast majority of people. I'm waiting for The Great Paper Cut Scare of 2021!

change that to roughly 97.5% and maybe someone will not shake their head in disbelief at your comment.

again - if it were just the media, fine. But companies are losing billions. This isn’t some overblown mess otherwise companies would see right through it and keep the money machines rolling.

 

[MNWildFan]

Just do it virtually! That's exactly what Google's doing for their annual I/O event, so I'd be shocked if Apple completely canned this event and didn't just do it virtually...

 

[seadragon]

Entire countries don’t shut down because of “media hype”.

 

[The Game 161]

Just do a press release

 

[cicton]

Well, I'm not surprised, I was waiting for a new ipad pro annoucement, but it seems to be that there won't be new ipad anytime soon, I will buy just the ipad pro 2018 since my Ipad is broken, I just was waiting for the 2020 ipad but I can't wait x.x

I was in the same boat. bought one from Costco to hold me over until the new one launches. 90 day return policy.

 

[whooleytoo]

My guess is the manufacturing and supply chain issues are bigger concerns right now. Plus, Wall Street is in the toilet, so you’re not going to get much stock movement based on your work....it’s all about the viurus right now.

This seems far more likely to me. A "soft launch" with minimal fuss would be no big deal; but the supply chain is impacted already, and the markets are in flux.

Any announcement would likely get lost in the noise, and they might struggle to manufacture & deliver anything they announce. Best case could be just to sit on it for a few weeks until hopefully the worst of it is over.

 

[DeepIn2U]

If you look up “Apple keynotes” in the podcasts app, you’ll see all the previous events there, in video form.
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I’m not sure if you can AirPlay these to an Apple TV, but it’s worth a shot.

YouTube is also a great place to go to if you want to watch an old keynote.

Thank you!

I can confirm AirPlay to AppleTV 4 (I don’t have 4K model) works flawlessly.

 

[supergt]

I don’t for-see this improving ‘quickly’, as a matter fact, I’d say it’s just getting started in North America. At this junction, stockpiling Cleaning products isn’t the answer, basic hygiene Measurements and using sound judgment in your surroundings/who you come in contact with are key elements.

On a quick side-note:

I’m actually shocked to see how many juvenile comments members have made regarding the situation on this site, given the severity and the lives lost, but just wait until it happens to them and/or a close friend/family member, they’ll change their tone real quick, guaranteed.

Agreed. Things are not likely to improve "quickly" and the slog will likely be long and painful but better to maintain an optimistic viewpoint. And regarding your shock, well by my judgement there's about 35% or so of the US population that fall into a certain category and therefor nothing much surprises or shocks me anymore. You probably understand where that number comes from.

 

[TheSkywalker77]

Thank you!

I can confirm AirPlay to AppleTV 4 (I don’t have 4K model) works flawlessly.

Glad to hear it! Enjoy your endless supply of keynotes now.

 

[jonathanbruce]

I'd like to ask everybody on here... Did Apple actually send invitations out for this Event. I don't remember seeing that post !! please correct me on that.....maybe there was not meant to be an event anyway?!

 

[cmaier]

I'd like to ask everybody on here... Did Apple actually send invitations out for this Event. I don't remember seeing that post !! please correct me on that.....maybe there was not meant to be an event anyway?!

Nope. No invites. Nuthin’ other than rumors. Though the rumors certainly made sense.

 

[seek3r]

Someone else nailed it, Apple could easily Announce these products through Social media/Website ads and release them as follows. Everyone here understands the severity of the situation and Apple is doing what is completely necessary For the safety for anyone who Would have been attending the alleged event.

The problem is if they arent even close to ready to ship because of supply chain issues then apple’s current sales tank the minute they issue a release because no one’s going to buy the current machines once the new ones are announced and they don’t have any stock of the new ones to sell

 

[jeyf]

tragic but
apple should close their mall stores too

 

[Enerccio]

This sucks big time. Just do a website release ffs

 

[satchmo]

Just stream Tim on stage. No audience needed.

Will Tim still repeat 'Thank you', 5 times when he walks out on stage?

 

[citysnaps]

I don’t for-see this improving ‘quickly’, as a matter fact, I’d say it’s just getting started in North America. At this junction, stockpiling Cleaning products isn’t the answer, basic hygiene Measurements and using sound judgment in your surroundings/who you come in contact with are key elements.

On a quick side-note:

I’m actually shocked to see how many juvenile comments members have made regarding the situation on this site, given the severity and the lives lost, but just wait until it happens to them and/or a close friend/family member, they’ll change their tone real quick, guaranteed.

Agree. Just this morning the World Health Organization announced that COVID-19, now in at least 114 countries and causing more than 4,000 deaths, is now officially classified as a pandemic.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

How can they postpone an "alleged" event? Either there was an event to be postponed or there wasn't.

 

[jdiamond]

Sorry, I just can't make jokes about the situation any longer.

 

[LizKat]

... In order to protect our readers...

lol in order to protect readers, MR provided assorted member toolbox options.

 

[newyorksole]

I'd like to ask everybody on here... Did Apple actually send invitations out for this Event. I don't remember seeing that post !! please correct me on that.....maybe there was not meant to be an event anyway?!

Don‘t be “that guy” Lol.

Apple has done several March events or press releases over the past few years. Apple is known to release a little something in March and all of the signs and rumors pointed to this year being no different.

 

[dampfnudel]

Nintendo streams their event and has their own showcase, so...

Yeah, E3 isn’t as relevant as it used to be and there’s probably some people in the gaming industry who wouldn’t mind if E3 was canceled for good.

 

[rosyapple]

I bet in a 100 years new flu viruses will be a none issue. Since they have a big impact, new approaches to solving the problem will be more generally known and practiced besides doing a flu shot that takes time to develop.

Maybe with gene therapy? The problem with current flu shots is that we have to keep retaking it every year since the virus mutates.

Although, I have been waiting for flying cars since I watched Back to the Future and it is still not here . At least we have iPhone or iPad which is the closest we have to Star Trek PADD

 

[bobtem]

How does one postpone an “alleged” event?