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Uh, Cancel That Melodrama (5/1/01)
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Whoops, breaking news, here, folks... by the time you actually see this broadcast, we're sure it'll all be over and done with, but we've only just noticed that the Apple Store is currently down. And not "down" as in "unreachable," as all of Apple.com was late last night, but "down" as in "there's a big yellow Post-It Note on the home page that says 'We'll be back soon.'" Looks like our "bad news" radar needs a swift kick for adjustment purposes. Or a higher dose of antidepressants. Whichever.
Yes, as of fifteen minutes before the start of this mysterious press-and-staff-only announcement about to take place at One Infinite Loop, Apple's web gnomes have posted the following message: "We are busy updating the store for you and will be back within the hour." Allow us to heave a mammoth sigh of relief, because if this isn't utter proof that some kind of new gear is being loaded onto the virtual shelves, we don't know what is. That's not to say that Steve still couldn't mix a little catastrophic news in with a major product announcement, but frankly we don't think it's his style.
So we're back to being cautiously optimistic, we're looking forward to drooling over new iBooks, and in the absence of an actual webcast of the event (which, for all we know, Apple skipped simply to save money in these belt-tightening times) we'll just keep reloading the Apple Store page until the notice is replaced with shiny new Macs of all shapes, sizes, and hues. It just might turn out to be a good day after all...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 5/1/01 episode: May 1, 2001: The press event is real, but why is it press-and-staff-only? Meanwhile, rumors fly about a (mostly) working G5-powered Mac prototype, and the Apple Store goes offline for updating mere minutes before Steve is scheduled to address the media...
Other scenes from that episode: 3024: Any Excuse For Melodrama (5/1/01) Well, this is good, at least... we've finally managed to confirm that there is an Apple press event today at 10 AM PDT, though it's apparently not at the historic Flint Center as MacSlash recently reported-- and not because the Flint Center was already booked, since its online calendar still shows today to be wide open... 3025: "Gee. Gee. Gee. Gee. Gee." (5/1/01) Those of you who have lusted after the bit-crushing power of the G4 processor for years but find yourselves doomed always to lag a generation or two behind the Latest and Greatest, rejoice, for your salvation is at hand!...
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