The title of this rumor scared me at first, but then I really thought about it.
As long as we have a recorded video of the event when it's finished, then I am happy. 
supergod said:The question I have is, should I do the usual and take the gossip and news as it comes, or should I wait until they have the quicktime stream up and watch it without any prior info, so I can get the full experience.
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meh.
SFNE Freak said:You guys act like they aren't going to have cell phone and WiFi jammers in place to prevent leaks.![]()
Because we're MacRumorites, MacRumorers, or MacRumorons like yourself.MacRumoron said:why do u people have to watch it live anyway????
People don't have to watch it live, as fun as it is. However, from a business perspective, I would think that Apple should do the streaming. Yes, they can charge through iTunes to recoup the losses from the broadcast, but let's not forget about the people that, while watching the stream live, will say, OOOOOOh, i need to buy this right now and then go do it (assuming the products are already updated on the applestore site). They could induce some impulse buying with the live stream. Then again, these "impulse buyers" will probably be buying a new mac regardless of live stream. But, it's a possibility...MacRumoron said:why do u people have to watch it live anyway????
No, they have a recording in Quicktime you can watch afterward, though. Several Mac sites post text updates throughout the keynote so you get the important info anyway.pbrennen said:don't they say this for EVERY keynote, and don't they end up having a live stream anyway?
ooooOOOOoooo... pretty!arn said:servers are in good shape, and we'll use our new AJAX-enabled broadcast system. http://www.macrumorslive.com/about/
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Lacero said:I wouldn't mind buying the keynote for $3 off iTMS if it were at least 640x360 and available immediately after the event. I'm even willing to pay $5 for it if it means fewer people will buy thus making the downloads faster. [...] Apple should look into this.
Stella said:Boooo!
Wonder if they'll disable wifi and cell phone signals like they did in the last special event...
I'm surprised you guys had problems. I watched my first in 2000 and have never had any drop out or stalling problems. Perhaps it was because I always watched at my uni using their broadband connection - it was probably better up to the task than you're average consumer connection at the time.aafuss1 said:Me too-the keynote streams always did that to me as well.
autrefois said:Apple should not look into this. Apple should just beef up their streaming capabilities for whenever the keynote is put online.
Apple's not exactly poor these days, and the expense would be worth it I'm sure. People end up (impulse) buying things after watching the keynote because Steve is a terrific speaker/salesman.
Keep the keynote freely available to everyone!
EDIT: And thanks in advance to Macrumors for covering the event live, hope the new webcast system works out well!
Lacero said:Because we're MacRumorites, MacRumorers, or MacRumorons like yourself.
The Keynote, as you probably are well aware, is like the Pilgrimage for us.
SiliconAddict said:Normally I'd let this slide because I’m tired and its 1AM but I can't resist. . .so if they can really afford it please fill in the blanks. . .
W * (X * Y) = Z
W = cost per MB
X = Number of MB per connection
Y = Number of total active connection for the most anticipated MacWorld in recent history.
Not trying to be a smart***, its too early in the morning for that, but we really don't know how many people would tune in. Considering that just about every Mac site gets totally slammed every Macworld and those are "NORMAL" Apple events on normal servers dropping text pages. I'd rather not comprehend the bandwidth needed for what? 20MB-ish for an hour?I don’t think it’s unwarranted to give Apple a LITTLE slack esp considering they are probably spending that coffer hand over fist with R&D development for the x86 Macs. Meeting them halfway with $3.00 or whatever it costs wouldn't be bad considering people are buying $2 movies in droves