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Apple's iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Event Fees Paid to De Anza College Top $1 Million
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Almost have that just to fix the garden ..
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Its business, why would they do that ? If they rent a car show room, do you expect Apple to fund cars for the show room staff ?
Not saying its a bad idea, just saying.
She already apologized for the automatic stream....
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/14/u2-apologizes-for-auto-downloads/
Initial plans pegged it at 1,000 seats. I'd say all non-WWDC events for foreseeable future will take place there.
Before the white building, it was just a big courtyard with a medium sized water fountain in the middle with art work. The white building isn't there anymore, but now they're working on it for something. I am currently attending De Anza right now.
I'm going to start charging a "disruption fee" for every co-worker that bugs with stupid questions today.
While very sarcastic, you are not that far from the truth. Like any college, the computer network infrastructure in De Anza has a lot that is lacking since it has no competition.
To this day, I keep on wondering why they went with De Anza College instead of putting a tent in the front parking lot of Infinite Loop.
They could have used the Apple "more bandwidth than God" fiber backbone they have tapped right into the PacBell trunks going along De Anza Blvd for a smooth video stream.
Whomever penned the deal with De Anza (was it an alumni?) for this launch, I'm sure they are getting a mark on their annual review for this one.
You didn't watch the video for very long did you. No question mark punctuation needed. You just didn't
It seems that every day I discover that yet another word has been mutilated with a z for an s. I'd like to see some pressing against this because it makes it difficult to read. I suppose that 'surprize' is going to be next.
After all the WTFs that have gone on this fall, there should be a number of employees getting a mark on their annual review; starting with the B of D giving one to Cook.
Probably because the streaming kept cutting out. But congratulations for sticking it out, true believer.
That was my exact thought when I read the reply to your initial comment.
I couldn't agree with you more (on both of your posts).
Not true, MacRumors. There was an Apple Event at the Flint Center in October 1999 when they introduced the iMac special edition and iMovie.
and the fact their security call center is outsourced.
Call Center: lkjxljadl sadljsad lxkjxls
Person: Huh? My suitecase is broken into?
Call Center: aslkfdjsa sdfjlsadlds
Person: What?
Never underestimate the ability of a captive venue to make up fees just to collect more money.
I know several concert and band roadies that were threatened with arrest and show cancelation for some of the most ridiculous made up fees and taxes once someone with money comes into town. This is common in Eastern Europe and other third world countries.
Some of the worst I saw were...
* a social disruption fee for speaking a non-native language in the venue
* a hazard fee using electrical equipment that did not have the local power connector and used an adaptor
* the roaming fee for a cell phones crew numbers jacked up to 100 times the normal cost when using cells in the theater coverage area
* a diversity fee for hiring staff that spoke your language
* a non-standard vehicle fee using a tour vehicle with the sterring wheel facing the edge of the road
And on and on. Typically, it becomes a stand-off with the local Burgermeister Meisterburger looking to get cash, saying we do not have the money, Burgermeister threatening arrest, local tour sponsor getting into a fight with the Burgermeister, a delay in the curtain opening til a near riot starts, Bergermeister paid for something that the local tour sponsor handles and the the band finally taking the stage.
Then there is the equipment "confiscated" for whatever made up reason trying to fleece us as we leave town with it all happening again and this time the sponsor at the next tour stop getting into the drama.
Glad I just code now.
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He was asking/unbelieving after this person posted this video about a possible explanation for the poor stream. If he listened for 30 more seconds at the point that the streaming expert said it could very well have been demand, he explained exactly why the Chinese audio cut in and the truck display.
It was not a web site issue as some had said since apparently Apple TV users had no issue. he did go onto say it could have still been Apple's fault. By not having enough failsafe servers or something.
I should have quoted ryansimmons323 with my reply.
Here's his post. Sorry don't know how to quote his reply in which he quoted the post ryansimmons323 made with the video
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/20096507/
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