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April Fool's Day: April 1, 2005

The fool is over

I am almost onto April 2. 10:30pm in Australia. SHould be studying, but instead am waiting for Tiger.
 
Stores still up! If Apple really plans to start taking orders today, stores international stores should go down within the next couple of minutes. If nothing has changed in a hour, we'll know that either the whole thing was an April Fools joke from the beginning or Apple delayed the release in the last minute.
 
Zaty said:
Stores still up! If Apple really plans to start taking orders today, stores international stores should go down within the next couple of minutes. If nothing has changed in a hour, we'll know that either the whole thing was an April Fools joke from the beginning or Apple delayed the release in the last minute.
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Why does it have to come in the next few minutes? It's only 1:30 in the UK whilst America is still just waking up. Apple is after all an American company so you would expect them to work to an American time-schedule.
 
Hey you guys changed the member thingy, under our user names...sneeky....What am I..a sailor???
 
timmyb said:
Why does it have to come in the next few minutes? It's only 1:30 in the UK whilst America is still just waking up. Apple is after all an American company so you would expect them to work to an American time-schedule.
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Because new products are always released at this time unless the announcement takes place during an event.

EDIT: I just checked at what time Panther was announced: MR posted the news of Panther's release at 1353 GMT on October 8, 2003. It's now 1241 GMT. So I guess it safe to say that we should hear anything by 1400 GMT, if something is coming today, that is.
 
1:36, nothing yet. funny. not even a "its our birthday!" frontpage or anything. maybe they've Jehovas Witnesses :eek:
 
Yeah its still pretty quiet...stores still up. No birthday messages.

Well at least this time next year we can expect some fireworks for their 30 year anniversary...
 
During previous updates the UK Apple store often went offline about 1.30 PM......
 
MacSA said:
During previous updates the UK Apple store often went offline about 1.30 PM......
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Right, but the problem is that the States have not yet switched to DST. So I would except an update one hour later than usual. However, this extra hour will be over soon.
 
It's now 8 am on the East Cost. Good Morning America and wake up Apple! (Although it's only 5 am in Cupertino :) )
 
Tidbits #773/01-Apr-05

Tidbits' latest appears to be an April Fools edition.

QUOTE:
In a surprise move, Apple revealed that the official name for this release would be "Mac OS X 10.4 Wombat.
END QUOTE.
 
Apple!Freak said:
Guys, want to hear something fairly funny? PodGear just introduced a product called the PodShave for the iPod. It's a shaver that attaches to the top of your iPod. *Holding in laughter*
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Yeah, cause that's not an April Fool's day joke.
 
Since it looks quite likely for the new Powermacs to be announced at NAB, and I can't imagine Tiger being released on the same day, it has got to be soon!

They will want at least week or two to rave about it! :)
 
Patrick Thistle said:
STOP PRESS - The next issue of Macuser 10:09AM

Exciting times are ahead. Big things are about to happen in the world of computing, and MacUser wants to be the first to bring you the news.

So, to make sure you get the full low-down on the biggest product launch of the year so far, we'll be holding back publication of our next issue - originally due out on 1 April - by four days
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Seems that the publication date of MAcuser changes all the time. I have it on subscription (thanks to my kind wife) and it randomly arrives on any day from Monday to Friday every other week. The last time it was really late (into the next week) was when Apple released the Mac mini and they held it back on purpose I think.

I think Macuser must get some advance warning of developments from Apple, as even with this 4 day delay, I doubt they could get the story written and printed and distributed in time if they haven't started yet. They must have the info already I think, under strict embargo of course.
 
Zaty said:
It's now 8 am on the East Cost. Good Morning America and wake up Apple! (Although it's only 5 am in Cupertino :) )
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What time do we look for an announcement of product release? 11am EST?
 
keysersoze said:
What time do we look for an announcement of product release? 11am EST?
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I guess that's too late for a Friday for most of the world. After all, Apple want's to get the news to the press as well, not just to Mac addicts.
 
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