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Beware Falling Prices (2/24/98)
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Speaking of brushes with Apple's lawyers, you may recall that a couple of weeks ago MacInTouch's Ric Ford received a "gentle warning" after he posted sensitive details of Apple's upcoming price cuts. Ric grudgingly removed the details of the lowered prices from his site. However, tonight MacNN posted their own details on the price cuts, risking potential legal ire to keep their readers informed.
It appears that this weekend, Apple will announce new Powermac G3 systems, new G3-based servers, and a couple of ColorSync monitors. Immediately following the introduction of these products, Apple will whack a few hundred dollars off the minimum advertised price of many of their existing G3 configurations and monitors. (Incidentally, there are also rumors of an educational-channel Apple Store to be unveiled this Saturday.)
Given that the reductions are now only four days away, Apple's legal department probably won't get too miffed. Still, we at AtAT can certainly understand Apple's anguish at seeing price drops revealed too far in advance; sales probably grind to a halt in such an event, as everyone waits the extra few weeks to save a few hundred dollars. At the same time, we consider such information one of the most valuable aspects of the Mac news sites. Oof, we think we'll reiterate our intention to remain "Swissly neutral" in such conflicts... Ricola, anyone?
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 2/24/98 episode: February 24, 1998: A sharp-eyed viewer finds hidden details in the mysterious image that briefly haunted O'Grady's PowerPage. Meanwhile, despite the legal pressures emanating from Cupertino, details of the upcoming price drops are made public, and Bill Gates shows why he's the richest man in the business, as he reveals that people pay him to do his work...
Other scenes from that episode: 480: The O'Grady Files (2/24/98) After yesterday's confused rant about the mysterious black and white Powerbook-and-question-mark graphic that appeared briefly on O'Grady's PowerPage only to vanish inexplicably a few hours later, several AtAT viewers wrote to confirm that we weren't simply imagining things... 482: Sell Me a Bridge, Too (2/24/98) Oh me oh my, but you just gotta give the guys credit... Microsoft is actually selling beta software to their customers, as pointed out by Mac OS Rumors. That's right, if you're a Windows 95 user with a 486Dx/66 or faster processor, 16Mb of RAM, 125MB of free hard disk space (!), and a CD-ROM drive, you can be a beta-tester for Windows 98-- and it'll only cost you $29.95!...
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