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This Time, For Sure (12/7/99)
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Wake the kids and phone the neighbors, 'cause we've got another Repeat Rumor sighting! Those of you playing the Repeat Rumors Drinking Game, take a gulp-- O'Grady's PowerPage says that an Apple-branded PDA may surface at next month's Macworld Expo. How many major Apple events has it been, now, at which we've heard we'd finally get to see this elusive and amorphous Apple/Palm/Newton-replacement? Seven? Eight? But this rumor's got more staying power than the Energizer Bunny on crystal meth.
Not that we're doubting the PowerPage or its sources; on the contrary, we find ourselves desperate to believe that this next keynote's The One. We have every hope that Uncle Steve will stroll out on stage nonchalantly sipping his $4 bottled water, go through his whole spiel about how great Apple's doing, start walking off stage, and then casually stop and announce "one more thing..." And we're willing to believe that, finally, Steve will proclaim that Apple's licensed the Palm OS and expects to have fruit-flavored, AirPort-enabled, Palm-powered "MacMates" on store shelves within a few weeks. It could happen, right? Right? (Don't step on our buzz.)
Look, whether you believe it or not, it's noteworthy that the Apple-Palm rumors continue unabated, even though so far we've had almost nothing to show for it. Repeat rumors are the mainstay of the Apple rumor mill, and they should be treated with the reverence and respect they deserve. Now all we need is a resurfacing of that Disney-Apple buyout rumor and the folks playing the drinking game can get well and truly plastered...
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Other scenes from that episode: 1957: All Smiles And Roses (12/7/99) Alas, those of us with a heavy-duty thirst for sleazy antitrust drama may be sorely disappointed as the "Cupertino Justice" story unfolds. Rather than living up to its soap-operatic potential, the epic saga of Apple's alleged price fixing activities and the resulting clash with the Japanese government is getting off to a decidedly undramatic start... 1958: Gotta Love The Classics (12/7/99) Now, for antitrust sleaze done right, the real addicts know they need look no further than "Redmond Justice." For years, now, Microsoft has provided the very best in antitrust entertainment, with the company's own special gourmet blend of shocking anticompetitive behavior, singular incompetence in covering it up, and truly awe-inspiring guts in ever attempting such baldfaced violations in the first place...
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