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- MyNameIsJoe, on 02/17/2008, -33/+244The author did a pretty good job, but he forgot the part where whenever any other manufacturer releases a product even remotely similar to the new device, people start calling it an "[insert gadget here] killer".
- indyGuy, on 02/17/2008, -1/+149"The author has been an Apple user since 1984... In spite of his loyalty to the platform, he finds most "Mac people" to be tiresome and annoying. He is pretty sure that if he had to attend WWDC or Macworld, he would wind up slapping the ***** out of a bunch of people."
:) - vibrokatana, on 02/17/2008, -15/+1151995 called and it wants its web design back.
- DeathJux, on 02/17/2008, -5/+68FYI: The disassembled computer is a PowerBook G4 12".
"Nerd porn," lulz. - inactive, on 02/17/2008, -15/+71Ha, this is pretty good. I wrote something similar when people were complaining and overreacting to the MacBook Air. It went like this:
My prediction: people will bitch about the MacBook Air until it's released and then it will sell like hot cakes, and every pundit, blogger, reporter, rabbi, will try to explain WHY people are buying the MacBook Air. The excuses will range from stupidity and convenience to shininess and fanboyism and yet, it will continue to sell because NO ONE CARES WHAT NERDS THINK.
Afterwards, the exact same people who said it would be a failure will fall over themselves trying to praise Apple for being "forward-thinking" and "innovative." Then they will start predicting how Microsoft will respond with a Xbook Air, but right around the time Microsoft makes an announcement about a new laptop, that has nothing to do with the Air (Hey, we always wanted to release a laptop. We're not copying Apple, honest), the SDK for the iPhone will be released and the cycle of bitching will repeat. This time people will complain of "vendor lock-in" and "monopoly" because the apps have to be sold through iTunes and the SDK won't support VOIP.
Apple will have again "jumped the shark" and people will proclaim that Apple's destruction is imminent. Right around the time the first apps for the iPhone are being released, and another deluge of negative press has rained down on Apple, Steve Jobs will announce the new 3G iPhone for 800 dollars.... well, you can probably see where this is going. - Ploosheeta, on 02/17/2008, -4/+54I found the perfect place for Yahoo's design team.
- anderzole, on 02/17/2008, -6/+50you mean you don't listen to music on your ipod killer?
- camkerr, on 02/17/2008, -2/+45"Shaquille O’Neal appears on the cover of ESPN The Magazine using one. Mac fans unconditionally forgive him for Kazaam."
- p0tent1al, on 02/17/2008, -4/+41From the Article
"Taken completely by surprise at the success of Apple's new gadget, executives from Dell or Sony or Microsoft appear on CNBC and offer vague suggestions that they are beginning development of a new product to compete with Apple. In its next issue, PC Week magazine publishes an article declaring that Apple's dominance of the [insert gadget here] space is in jeopardy." - jgtg32a, on 02/17/2008, -1/+38A clean website, thats easy to read and loads in 3 seconds?
- Spamcan, on 02/17/2008, -5/+38It's been many years since this was written and sadly it isn't any less true today then it was then. I'll repeat what I posted the last three times I saw this in various places: "You people are idiots, Apple will never release a phone. Theres absolutely no reason for them to enter the cell phone market so shut up and stop arguing about it, it's never going to happen."
- captainchris, on 02/17/2008, -2/+35your ability to identify that exact model is staggering. +1 sir
- newbill123, on 02/17/2008, -3/+31I loved the insight of this article. The "obscure component manufacturer" isn't quite as common as it used to be, but if you change that one element I think it's very spot on.
The way I see these rumors get started today are what I call "filling holes". There's a hole in the product line (Tablet, eBook Reader). There's a product that hasn't been updated in a while (Cinema Display, SuperDrive). Or there's a feature that a version 1 product couldn't include due to cost or engineering issues. This "hole" gets all sorts of talk from the Windows pundits and market analysts while Apple watchers say that this obviously means there is something in secret Apple labs because Apple wouldn't overlook such an obvious hole. When the holes are filled (sometimes a year or two after speculation starts), it gets trotted out as evidence these rumors were right. When the holes aren't filled, it either gets talked up as Apple being "out of touch" by critics or being "on the cutting edge of something even better" by fans. - steveboutin, on 02/17/2008, -1/+27100% accurate.
i remember hearing rumors of the iPhone for about 9 months before apple even announced it. i also remember thinking that they had probably just heard the rumors and decided to build it, but this article pretty much makes my mind up.
when your fans are as crazy and vocal as apple's, half your marketing and research is already done for you. - MutatedNantuko, on 02/17/2008, -2/+27Sounds like Steve Jobs just thinks one move ahead of the idiots. Sounds about right.
- defectDS, on 02/17/2008, -9/+31OH YEAH WELL YOUR MOM CALLED... and the conversation was quite pleasant and delightful!
- adooga, on 02/17/2008, -0/+19I have no idea why you're being dug up, that was totally in the article.
- victorc26, on 02/17/2008, -2/+21I like how ASUS, the biggest computer hardware manufacturer (Motherboards, internal paripherals, etc) is described as "An obscure Pacific-Rim component manufacturer".
- lcarsdeveloper, on 02/17/2008, -2/+19It's not that old... http://digg.com/apple/The_Apple_Product_Cycle (Submitted: 2 years 286 days ago)
- modafroman, on 02/17/2008, -6/+21Old, very old. See the URL of this digg story? Its the 7th iteration of this same article. FFS.
- inactive, on 02/17/2008, -5/+20It'll be called 'Zune' everyone will love it.
It will come in pink, red, black, white, and a color that macintosh doesn't even offer brown!/sarcasm&amusement. - bad80shair, on 02/17/2008, -1/+151955 called and it wants its joke back.
- Archer007, on 02/17/2008, -0/+13eBook reader? Everyone know people don't read nowadays. Steve Jobs said it, so it must be true.
- tim04, on 02/17/2008, -3/+14that is EXACTLY what turned me off Ron Paul (even though it shouldn't matter), and Apple for that fact. I might even have liked OSX if Apple freaks didn't compare it to the second coming of Jesus.
- yeskia, on 02/17/2008, -1/+11Is exactly what you just did.
- Fordi, on 02/17/2008, -0/+9Nah, crispin. Hard to find, but SO much nicer than a fuji. Like biting into an appley iceberg.
*goose* - apc3161, on 02/17/2008, -7/+16I know this is unrelated, but I'm a big Ron Paul supporter, and I have the exact same sentiment with regard to many of the others (some obvious exceptions of course).
- Pyroteq, on 02/17/2008, -1/+9They missed the "Unbox the product and show every last cable tie, piece of plastic and foam inside the box, then talk about how great Apple packaging is" step.
- Deodrus, on 02/17/2008, -0/+8I must say I'm impressed. I actually read the whole thing.
- fxu1989, on 02/17/2008, -1/+8yup .. I guess I'll be living in 1995 from now on.
- FredSpeaking, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7Those dirty elitists
- AtiimKiambu, on 02/17/2008, -0/+7I think most people would agree that Bill Gates is generally more likable than Steve Jobs. But that has nothing to do with which company is better and which products are better.
- seanc6610, on 02/17/2008, -5/+11digg me down, but I've never had a problem with Microsoft's security, crashes, or general software problems. The only problem I've ever had was with a Dell laptop mobo that had widespread problems. My current PC has never "crashed" or unexpectedly shut down once, in over a year of use.
The fanboys disgust me. True, Vista is a failure, but XP is a solid OS. - kevincannon, on 02/17/2008, -0/+6Well, it's turbulent times for the stock market as a whole.
Stock market value isn't really a great indicator of a healthy company either. - samard2002, on 02/17/2008, -2/+8One thing is less true. Apples stock has dropped from 200 to 120 since the latest Mac World. That's a 40% drop in one month. I guess Wall Street really wanted an iPhone2.
- ace1220, on 02/17/2008, -1/+7I will never forgive him for Kazaam.
- Herolint, on 02/17/2008, -2/+8Why do people insist on using the word "hilarious" in article descriptions where they are "mildly amusing" at best?
- ZPWeeks, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5It isn't. Does the author refer directly to ASUS? Other people make components for Apple.... from the popular (Foxconn) to the rather obscure. Even for the biggies, these companies draw little attention from the consumer market as they are manufacturers and suppliers, and don't concentrate their business on sales to end users.
- thejumbo, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5"Smaller and lighter than a Buick Regal" - funny
Dugg for using ennui correctly. ;) - kidlinux, on 02/17/2008, -0/+5You sure it's only one?
- davidrools, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6well, bill is leaving microsoft to work on medical related projects that hope to advance medicine in the third world, so props to him for sure. i guess that's the least he can do to make up for two decades of questionably unethical business practices.
- sexybobo, on 02/17/2008, -6/+11I listen to music on my zune and love it. Course i got it because it was $79 from Woot.
- AdmiralKarelia, on 02/17/2008, -2/+7Correction:
What has Steve Jobs donated? Nothing. What has Steve Ballmer donated? Nothing.
Apples and oranges, my friend. Apples and oranges... - anteyekon4myst, on 02/17/2008, -1/+6This is one of the few times I'm glad I feel left out...i honestly dont think Mac Products are all they are cracked up to be. But they do get points for shininess.
- Akram, on 02/17/2008, -0/+4if you promote upcoming products, people stop buying the current generation and you are left with tons of useless units. this is why alot of companies do this.
- MutatedNantuko, on 02/17/2008, -4/+8Michael Jackson gives more to charity than both of them, so I guess your theory is out the window.
- gaucho4, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5This article is pretty much the truth. Funny how the cycle keeps repeating.
- ramcosca, on 02/17/2008, -0/+4Creative never said they had an iPod killer, just competition, as it's supposed to be done. MSFT on the other hand...
- bosssmiley, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5Dugg for "The bedwetting in Mac Internet forums reaches tidal proportions..."
- rezist, on 02/17/2008, -1/+5and that is all you need
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