Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Feb 2006 13:03 UTC
"Apple special events are nothing new. The company will send out an invitation, rumor sites will post images of the invite, Mac users everywhere will speculate about what's going to happen and what Apple will announce, and on the day of the event, news sites faithfully report on the special event. Apple has just such an event planned for the last day of February, but with a twist: in invitations sent out to journalists, the company says journalists are invited to 'come see some fun new products from Apple' without giving hints as to what they might be."
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RE: You guys need to grow up
by Get a Life on Wed 22nd Feb 2006 23:35
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Member since:2006-01-01
Yeah, being able to plan purchasing decisions ahead of time is way overrated. Dealing with potential features not making it to release is way worse than being kept out of the loop until the last moment. The business world would rejoice if Microsoft simply shipped its new operating system lineup and let everyone know everything about it the same day it went on sale. That would in no way at all result in any sort of outcry.
A lot of Microsoft's products aren't sexy. They don't obtain any advantage from treating releases like fashion shows. A lot of them involve a lot of ISVs and some of them IHVs, who like to be aware of where the platform is going in time to actually develop for it.
RE[2]: You guys need to grow up
by ApproachingZero on Thu 23rd Feb 2006 04:51
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Member since:2005-11-10
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2005-11-10
I much prefer Apple's way of waiting to announce a product until it's ready to ship in a grand unveiling, versus Microsoft's way of announcing a product that they plan to ship three years from now, that may or may not ever actually ship.