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To Those Who Wait (2/14/98)
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So what's behind the Incredible Sliding Meeting Date? That's the question on everyone's mind these days; according to a Reuters story, Apple's annual shareholders meeting was originally scheduled for February 3rd, but it slipped a couple of times and now seems perched (tentatively) on a mid-April calendar date. If it keeps sliding, it won't be an "annual" meeting much longer...
And of course the industry is abuzz with speculation as to why the meeting keeps getting postponed. Generally such a rescheduling portends bad news, but with the new Jobsian Apple, people are more willing to accept the possibility that he's holding off for a big surprise. Some analysts are guessing that a large "strategic alliance" or even a merger are in the works. Others mention the possibility of announcing a new CEO, or unveiling an important strategic project like the Mac NC.
As for us? AtAT isn't one to rule out the banal explanations entirely, so it's certainly possible that some big project isn't quite ready to announce and Apple wants to align its unveiling with the shareholders meeting. In our universe, though, it seems entirely more likely that something entirely more sinister is happening. We believe that when the dust settles and Jobs finally shows up at the meeting, bloody and disheveled, he'll reveal once and for all the details of an industry-wide alien conspiracy so chilling that it'll be made into a miniseries by at least two major networks. Or not.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 2/14/98 episode: February 14, 1998: The details of suave, savvy Steve's attempts to woo the press are finally laid bare for all to see. Meanwhile, Apple's lawyers are plugging gaps in Apple's rumor fence with legal threats, and the annual Apple shareholders meeting (an increasingly dire occurrence in recent years) continues its slide into the uncertain future...
Other scenes from that episode: 450: Heart of the Matter (2/14/98) Quick, name the number one factor contributing to Apple's recent decline. If you said "the press," you just said the magic woid. (If you said "the no-good scum-sucking dirty lying evil press" you get bonus points for vitriol, if not necessarily for accuracy.)... 451: My Bloody Valentine (2/14/98) Part of Apple's new press policy is to seal the cracks in the company's leak shield. Not long ago, rumors originating from Cupertino came in a steady torrent. And while things aren't even close to watertight yet, the number of people at Apple who are talking about "sensitive" issues seems to have dropped dramatically in recent months...
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