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Pay To Stay Current (10/12/98)
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While most of the industry is awaiting Apple's Wednesday event to hear just how Apple fared financially last quarter (have you entered the Beat the Analysts contest yet? Last chance!), we'll admit that we're not overly interested in that part of the program. Sure, we're as curious as anyone else about how much Apple was able to rake in in the quarter that they released the iMac, but we're pretty sure that Apple's profit was similar to or better than last quarter's results.
What we're really interested in now is the official introduction of Mac OS 8.5. While we're certainly not going to be hearing about any features we haven't heard of already, we at AtAT are hopeful that Apple will reveal a little more about the system update's pricing. We know that it'll be available for about $90 retail, and that all new Macs are shipping with an upgrade coupon that will let the customers get the new OS for about $10 via Apple's Mac OS Up-To-Date program. But we're really hoping that Apple does right by its iMac customers and gives them all a really cheap upgrade, as MacNN seems to be anticipating. Especially since the iMac was originally expected to ship with Mac OS 8.5 preinstalled, way back when it was still referred to as Allegro and had an August ship date.
Meanwhile, Apple's Mac OS Up-To-Date web site is less than helpful, seeing as it still talks about computers that might qualify for a free copy of Mac OS 8.0. Holy Reruns, Batman! Time for a fresh broadcast, guys.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 10/12/98 episode: October 12, 1998: Sure, Apple should have great things to say about the past year's profits, but what will they say about the upgrade price of Mac OS 8.5? Meanwhile, Microsoft has seemingly given up on its quest to delay the "Redmond Justice" court date by six months, instead arguing for an extra fortnight to prepare, and if you know anyone with a WebTV, somebody's keeping a close eye on them...
Other scenes from that episode: 1071: The Dog Ate It (10/12/98) So will the season premiere of "Redmond Justice" be delayed still further? Following a couple of reschedulings already, the big courtroom showdown is set to commence on October 19th-- less than a week away... 1072: Orwell Would Be Proud (10/12/98) When WebTV first hit the scene, most of us that had already been on the Internet for a number of years dismissed it as a gimmick that would likely fade into obscurity as a clever idea wrapped in a less-than-compelling implementation...
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