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Finally: The Guard's Tale (1/12/01)
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Tired of interviews with the same old heavy-hitters in the realm of Apple? By the time each Expo week winds to a close, we've had more than our fill of quotes from Adobe bigwigs, the head of Microsoft's Mac Business Unit, Phil Schiller, and yes, even Steve himself. Well, okay, maybe not Steve, but still, you get the picture. It's all just repackaged press release fodder anyway, right? A little marketing fluff goes a long way, and by the time Friday rolls around, we're sick to death of it-- even when we're not actually at the show.
AppleLust to the rescue! Instead of yet another interview with Representative X about how Product Y (New Version Z!) will revolutionize the whole way people use their Macs, AppleLust somehow managed to line up an exclusive interview with the one man who's really in a position know what's going on behind Apple's Silicon Curtain: the guy that guards Steve's Mercedes. Just think of it; this gentleman's whole job involves backstage access to secrets that most of us Mac fiends would gladly sacrifice our extremities to learn (provided we could keep our mousing hand, of course.) At the time of the interview, Guard Dude had been sitting at his post in the Apple booth for twenty hours straight, making sure that no one discovered the secret of the PowerBook G4 before Steve got to do his "one more thing..." spiel at the keynote.
Definitely give it a read, for a fascinating glimpse into the secret world of Apple-- and the thrilling life of a man who's paid to sit there for hours on end in case something happens. Our only concern is how this interview may affect Apple's stock price; once word gets out that the Guy Who Watches Steve's Mercedes actually uses a Sony VAIO desktop instead of a Mac, we expect the analyst downgrades to come fast and furious. Oh, and just in case you were looking for one more reason to be jealous of Steve-- his Mercedes was free.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 1/12/01 episode: January 12, 2001: There are plenty of reasons to lust after the PowerBook G4, but when you get right down to it, it's all about the titanium, baby. Meanwhile, by the time Mac OS 9.1 finally made it out of the gate, it lacked several of its originally-planned features, and AppleLust somehow managed to secure an exclusive interview with the guy who guards Steve's car...
Other scenes from that episode: 2793: Titanium: Metal Of The Gods (1/12/01) Now that we're over the initial lust at first sight and everyone's had a few days to "ooh" and "aah" over the PowerBook G4, we thought a less visceral examination of the design's appeal might be in order... 2794: Overdue & Underfeatured? (1/12/01) Are you one of those persistent never-say-die types who just keeps trying until success is achieved? Because we sure aren't. After a few half-hearted and unsuccessful attempts to download all fifteen parts of the Mac OS 9.1 update (a single-file version will be "available soon," thank heavens), we figured we'd just wait a week or two until the mad rush died down...
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