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Fun with Apple!
In which a misinformed blog posting causes stock droppage (maybe), panic (yes), and wank (definitely).

The chain of events goes something like this:

Engadget: ZOMG! The iPhone and Leopard are going to be delayed! Internal email says so!
Apple haters: IN YOUR FACE, APPLE!
Apple fans: Bullsh!t! Show us proof!
Apple stock: *thud*
Apple: Um, just one good goddamn minute. No. Not true. Here's an official press release and everything.
Engadget: Um. Oops. Sowwy.
Engadget commenters: *lots of shouting, including taking Engadget to task for printing something unsubstantiated*

Good times.

Mostly, I'd really like to see Steve Jobs's face right now -- I'm sort of surprised I didn't hear the blast in Cupertino all the way from Texas. And I'd really hate to be the Apple employee(s) who leaked the fake email to Engadget.

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	Re: IAWTC chibikaijuu 2007-05-18 06:52 am UTC (link)
	Though, as a life-long Apple customer, I will say that the most annoying, frequently-fucked up Mac we've had was STILL less of a pain to fix than the one PC we own. Though I suspect it's much more annoying when you aren't in the heart of Apple Country and don't have access to at least three nearby stores with Genius Bars. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	True story! semtex 2007-05-18 02:45 pm UTC (link)
	One of my Apples is a second-generation iMac (ROOOBY RED) AND IS STILL RUNNING* with minimal fuss. Of course it's a twee slow but it's a good place to store ~~obnoxious macros, porn and bittorrented anime~~ files on my home network. *Although, not with the same hard drive, or memory, etc, etc (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

Re: True story!

frequentmouse
2007-05-19 12:09 am UTC (link)

My nine-year-old limeMac just lost its power supply, and what's out on the market is expensive and unwarrantable, so I'm getting a Mac Mini soon. We've had Macs since the very early nineties. My husband was maintaining a college computer lab with both PCs and Apples, and it has been his choice all along not to have to deal with Windows OS problems after work- especially now that he manages a Winserve environment (different job).

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Re: True story!

semtex
2007-05-19 01:37 am UTC (link)

Oh I do not envy your husbands' job.
The little troubleshooting experience I've had* has left me with a feeling of DO NOT WANT.

But I admit Windbloze XP Pro's built in remote desktop capabilities are superior. *waits for vicious beatings by Apple fanboys*

*contrary to popular belief, just because one is proficient with one platform doesn't mean the can't munge their way around the other!

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