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No MacWorld SF Keynote Broadcast?
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The Apple Stores *better* still be broadcasting it. I spoke to the manager of the Palo Alto store two days ago and he promised me that they were showing it. I guess I'll have to call again on Monday...
Our buddy Steve seems to think Apple is where it is today because of the products they offer ...
but ...
Apple is where it is today because of the PEOPLE who buy the products they offer.
He needs to learn that shutting them out is NOT the way to maintain loyalty. Just MHO!
but ...
Apple is where it is today because of the PEOPLE who buy the products they offer.
He needs to learn that shutting them out is NOT the way to maintain loyalty. Just MHO!
Maybe MWSF will be less than expected
As has been suggested on other forums, this could be because the expectations (based upon rumors) have been set way too high and Apple doesn't want to do a live broadcast where the actual announcements are met with obvious displeasure. If need be they could even edit the delayed broadcast to soften any expressions of disappointment from the live audience.
It could mean that the rumored xMac won't appear, at least not at the $500 price that has been rumored. Let's face it, the speculation surrounding this year's MWSF has probably been way too optimistic. If Apple really is going to introduce a $500 xMac, a $150 flash-memory-based iPod, the rumored iWork productivity package, and iLife '05 then I'm certain that they would do a live broadcast to the Apple Stores. Something probably has to give, maybe the xMac rumors were based upon a product that is still under development or it is something that is merely being considered (i.e. not a real product as yet).
Steve Jobs may feel that if he can't come any where near to the pre-keynote speculation then it would be better to not disappoint everyone during a live broadcast. After all, the xMac and new iPod rumors have already been reported by the major press and I suspect that a good number (majority?) of the MW attendees will be expecting to see those products.
As has been suggested on other forums, this could be because the expectations (based upon rumors) have been set way too high and Apple doesn't want to do a live broadcast where the actual announcements are met with obvious displeasure. If need be they could even edit the delayed broadcast to soften any expressions of disappointment from the live audience.
It could mean that the rumored xMac won't appear, at least not at the $500 price that has been rumored. Let's face it, the speculation surrounding this year's MWSF has probably been way too optimistic. If Apple really is going to introduce a $500 xMac, a $150 flash-memory-based iPod, the rumored iWork productivity package, and iLife '05 then I'm certain that they would do a live broadcast to the Apple Stores. Something probably has to give, maybe the xMac rumors were based upon a product that is still under development or it is something that is merely being considered (i.e. not a real product as yet).
Steve Jobs may feel that if he can't come any where near to the pre-keynote speculation then it would be better to not disappoint everyone during a live broadcast. After all, the xMac and new iPod rumors have already been reported by the major press and I suspect that a good number (majority?) of the MW attendees will be expecting to see those products.
Perhaps there are those just pulling our chains to get us angry enough now, so we will be happy to have ANYTHING announced or broadcast for Macworld, and consider it better than no broadcast at all, no matter how little they offer.fpnc said:
or ...
Maybe this is a ploy to BLOW US AWAY with the new Powerbook G5.
Dang ... I just woke up ... what was I dreaming about again?!?!
pourhadi said:
There are some things money can't buy -- but there are a lot of things it can, among them bandwidth for public relations purposes. It's cheaper not to do a live broadcast, but sucking thousands of extra people into the Stevenote can't be bad for sales, either.
But what might be bad for sales is broadcasting the keynote previewing upcoming products into Apple Stores, thereby discouraging the sale of current products.
Read, People
<i>Apple will not be making satellite coordinates available. </i>
It doesn't say they won't be uplinking, they just won't be publishing the coordinates. Sombody start searching 10 minutes before and post the coordinates here.
<i>Apple will not be making satellite coordinates available. </i>
It doesn't say they won't be uplinking, they just won't be publishing the coordinates. Sombody start searching 10 minutes before and post the coordinates here.
applekid said:
MWSF has been broadcast live for many years without interruption. I would caution that this is a rumor, not a fact. IIRC the announcement of the live feed often does not come till Saturday or Sunday.
Lots of past Apple Events have been available only afterward. I hadn't realized that none of those were in San Francisco, but regardless, that has been the trend. Guess I'll have to settle for (hopefully) text updates!
Theories about Jobs "punishing" the public for something employees and rumor sites did sound a bit off to me, but we'll probably never know the reason.
If I had to guess, I'd say they simply want to present the world with a "cleaned up" show in the event of any problems (like Gates just had with his pair of Windows crashes). I'd certainly want that safety net if it was me. They can't cover up problems, but they can reduce the audience that sees them.
Theories about Jobs "punishing" the public for something employees and rumor sites did sound a bit off to me, but we'll probably never know the reason.
If I had to guess, I'd say they simply want to present the world with a "cleaned up" show in the event of any problems (like Gates just had with his pair of Windows crashes). I'd certainly want that safety net if it was me. They can't cover up problems, but they can reduce the audience that sees them.
So, not broadcasting is going to benefit Aplle how exactly? I'm sure not one person at the keynote would DARE to mention what they saw to heard to ANYONE ... ever ... thereby keeping existing products rolling off the shelf ... right?!?!xsnightclub said:
How reliable is this "Apple note," since it was in quotation marks? Given the style of writing, it wouldn't appear to come from an official source... beginning with the fact that it refers to "our" web page, then says that "they" have not decided on a time to post the keynote.
pourhadi said:
Well, it would be cheaper not to do a keynote at all. I think you are oversimplifying things a tad.
Mr Maui said:So, not broadcasting is going to benefit Aplle how exactly? I'm sure not one person at the keynote would DARE to mention what they saw to heard to ANYONE ... ever ... thereby keeping existing products rolling off the shelf ... right?!?!
Say you are a new Apple customer in an Apple Store to buy you first computer/iPod/Mini whatever, and on a big screen or on a 30" display with people crowded around it, low and behold Steve announces an updated version or cheaper model soon to be released.
You would then decide to not go ahead with your purchase and instead wait to some later date.
This keynote is likely to draw a lot of attention, mostly from people who are already excited about it or 'in the know'. But broadcasting in peoples faces at stores would bring it to new 'average' customers who may just be in the store for their purchases.
That is how
My 100 cents
OK,
1) does this get rumored every year?
2) remember it's a rumor
3) Maybe they purposely leaked htis in order to see the reaction to taking away live broadcast. This way they can make a better decision. Maybe all of our new product rumors are purposeful leaks to see if desire exists (except those they sue over, unless they are paying someone to get sued in order to make the charade more realistic).
Now that is enough conspiracy theories for now, I'll post again with more madness if it comes.
OK,
1) does this get rumored every year?
2) remember it's a rumor
3) Maybe they purposely leaked htis in order to see the reaction to taking away live broadcast. This way they can make a better decision. Maybe all of our new product rumors are purposeful leaks to see if desire exists (except those they sue over, unless they are paying someone to get sued in order to make the charade more realistic).
Now that is enough conspiracy theories for now, I'll post again with more madness if it comes.
Mr Maui said:Cheaper to close the doors and let Michael Dell and Bill Gates rule the world to, but does anyone believe that will happen?
You mean they don't already? what world you living in?