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Czeching Out Rumor Fodder (4/30/01)
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Great news! If you're in the market for a stylish new PowerBook G4 and you're also looking to accessorize with a snazzy handheld, you've probably had your eye on the remarkably PowerBook-looking Handspring Visor Edge as your matching PDA of choice. Well, now you can buy them together and save some money on the deal; there are, however, a couple of catches. First of all, the promotion ends today, so you'll need to act fast. Secondly, and perhaps even more importantly, you'll, uh, have to live in the Czech Republic. That's not a problem, is it?
'Strue-- as noted over at MacNN, Apple's Czech web site currently lists a promotional bundle consisting of a PowerBook G4 and a silver Visor Edge, though no such deal exists for U.S. denizens. If you can relocate by tonight, though, and get your order in fast, you can save yourself hundreds of crowns on the pair. (We suspect that the bundle price would still wind up being more expensive than full price for both products here in the States, but surely that's beside the point.)
But wait; it's not just the Czech Republic pairing up the PowerBook and the Edge. Apple Hungary's running a similar deal, although that promo reportedly invites people to buy a PowerBook G4 and get a Visor Edge for half off. And Apple Croatia's pushing some kind of PowerBook-Edge Marvel Team-Up as well. So apparently the PowerBook-Edge bundle concept is strictly an Eastern European thing, which is surprising, given the seemingly obvious nature of the pairing.
We suppose it's possible that Apple's Eastern European branches are just blazing the trail, and Cupertino will soon follow suit-- but if we're going to use the spate of overseas PowerBook/Edge bundles as rumor fodder, we'd hate to settle for something so tame. For those of you still shopping for a wild and hopelessly unlikely rumor to cheer for at tomorrow's alleged Apple Press Event, how about an Apple purchase of Handspring? After all, we all know that Steve tried to buy Handspring in the past and was rebuffed, but that was back in '99 before Handspring IPO'd. And now that HAND is publicly traded and hovering at 15% of its past high, the company's market capitalization is "only" $1.86 billion. And Apple's got what, $4 billion in the bank? Figure out a way to work the whole Eastern Europe angle in there and you've got a rumor fit for a king. Enjoy!
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 4/30/01 episode: April 30, 2001: It's Duelling Rumors Sites again-- but actually, most of the dirt on Apple's new iBook is in complete agreement. Meanwhile, Apple's got some great bundle deals on PowerBooks and Handspring's Visor Edge (but only in Eastern Europe), and All Great Software now wears a slightly newer face; are the staff a mite peeved?...
Other scenes from that episode: 3021: Happy iBook Eve, Probably (4/30/01) Well, with just twenty-four hours to go, there's still absolutely zero mention of any Apple press event either at the company's web site or in the online calendar of the Flint Center where this whole brouhaha is allegedly taking place, but we here at AtAT have decided to ignore those trifling facts studiously and with extreme prejudice-- which means we're just a day away from our latest dose of Stevular bliss... 3023: Plastic Surgery Disasters (4/30/01) Okay, so All Great Software Wears this Face-- but that was almost five years ago, and "this face" was looking a wee bit peaked. Luckily, Apple was willing to spring for a little cosmetic surgery, and the new face of Mac software is bright, shiny, and ready to do battle with the unending hordes of Windows titles for retail shelf space...
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