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notabadname said:
Is anyone else starting to suffer from "rumor fatigue"?

Yes. Getting bored of all the bollocks. The trouble with addiction is, I just can't stop.
 
Exactly.

It makes no sense at all for retail store employees to be given any advance warning about management changes.

Do people here really think Apple is some kind of democracy?
Board changes happen in a rarefied atmosphere very far removed from the day to day grunt work of pushing iToys and AppleCare add ons.

As far as Apple's Board of Directors are concerned, the only thing a store floor salesperson needs to be concerned about is a new product release.

If this meeting is really scheduled then it will be about product. Not the demise of Steve Jobs, and they are not going to be sitting around some virtual iFire holding hands and singing Kumbaya.




I doubt Apple Inc. would even inform the poor b******s, until they get their pay slip. ;)


+1, QFT etc.
;)

Its not about the management changes, its about a man who lived for HIS company having to leave becuase he cant http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/02/world-exclusive-video-apple-boss-steve-jobs-unsteady-his-feet-day-treatment walk anymore. It's the end of his time @ Apple. There should be no doubt of it. Sad day.
 
Whoa - your post #126 was to release the succession plan quickly as Apple Stock is dropping

"Exactly - they better do it quickly, Apple shares are dropping..."

My response positioned the issue as having little to do with any succession plan - it was the market in general.

But isn't it part of the share's value? It is going down a bit quicker than the market in general...

Bad timing all-around creating tons of rumors...
 
Its not about the management changes, its about a man who lived for HIS company having to leave becuase he cant http://www.radaronline.com/exclusiv...ss-steve-jobs-unsteady-his-feet-day-treatment walk anymore. It's the end of his time @ Apple. There should be no doubt of it. Sad day.
Woah!
Turn down the melodrama meter a bit. :rolleyes:

The point that you guys seem to be missing is Apple Inc is a huge multi-billion dollar corporation and the PR department will make announcements like this to the appropriate financial papers and stockholders — certainly not going to have all Apple grunts gather about for a group hug

Jeesus people.
Sure it may be the end of the road for Steve Jobs, but Apple Inc also has some products to release.
And ask yourselves this: Would the sainted Steve have it any other way?
 
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This doesn't have anything to do with Jobs. Does anybody on here actually think they'd tell retail salespeople before the SEC? Not a chance.
 
Steve

I think Steve Jobs is on his final stretch here on this earth. Did anyone see the video posted today? Link below. I think they do a massive event with MB,MBP and iMac and follow it with an announcement that SJ is retiring or in dire health. It will help absorb the impact on the stock price if they have a big release of new products just before announcing, "Oh by the way......"

What a shame to see him in bad health. He should have 25 more years of innovating genius in him. I hope he's better but it doesn't look promising. Get better SJ!



http://www.radaronline.com/exclusiv...ss-steve-jobs-unsteady-his-feet-day-treatment
 
Chicago's new Lincoln Park store. Opened in q4 of 2010

Beautiful shot of the Chicago Lincoln Park Apple Store! Such a beautiful design and Apple even paid for the renovation of the adjacent North & Clybourn CTA Red Line station!
 
I really don't think so... just last week Steve set next to the president.

This is actually an argument that Steve might not be doing well and the president wanted to meet him before it was "too late."

After watching that video, I would guess this meeting has to do with his full retirement (or worse?) and how staff should react to questions.

How awesome is it that Steve was so cognizant about the door on the Audi he was getting into so he didn't ding the older e39 BMW.
 
It should be quite apparent to everyone that they are just coming together to practice singing showtunes.
 
My prediction on the announcement. "steve's retiring But hey, we're releasing iPad 2 tomorrow! Woowoowoo!"
 
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Apple does releases very well. They hype, hype, hype and hype without ever saying a thing.

...very true...:cool:

I think Apple will make a huge mistake if they release products that start back down the path of being proprietary (ie.. soldering memory/ssds, etc). Many people are extremely turned off by the nature of that type of business. It has hindered the company from bring in a new customer base.

Yeah, see that's the whole reason I like Apple. Trying to avoid proprietary tech and make everything universal equates to too many chefs in the kitchen. The whole draw of Apple for me is the fact that they have complete control over their own invention and therefore have the freedom to actually innovate. When I was younger I liked to tinker around and customize my machine all over the place, but quite frankly now I have ***** to do and Macs make that ***** faster easier and more fun. Not to mention, those people who are turned off by it actually make up a pretty small section of the market - they just happen to be the ones with the loudest mouths in forums.
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That being said, interconnectivity needs to be standardized on every front so I can stop having to repurchase external drives!! I will be very pissed if I waited all this time for new MBP's to come and all they have is a single LightPeak connector like one old rumor suggested.
 
Well, 24 hours later and all the people opining about the reorganization, Steve stepping down, NDAs at the retail level for such things have gone silent.

I firmly believe we are going to see an Apple Year like none before - and in a most POSITIVE sense. It will start soon - very soon :D

Go Steve and Team Apple !!!!
 
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Considering what Steve has been through - he looks great on stage today :D :D

The innovation pipeline is full and more Appleness to come !!!!
 
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