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"We Deny Everything" (2/25/98)
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You've got to admit one thing about Apple: when it comes to publicly addressing leaks and rumors, they are consistent to the point of being obsessive-compulsive. Despite numerous sources reporting this weekend's G3 server introduction and price drops first revealed on MacInTouch a couple of weeks ago, Apple is sticking to their guns and denying that any of it is true. A Newsbytes article tells the details.
Reports of the price reductions and new machines have appeared on virtually every Mac news site now, as well as more platform-agnostic sites like TechWeb and CNET. That didn't stop official Apple spokesperson Russell Brady from spouting the standard party line: "I don't know where they got their information, but Apple has not released any news about price cuts or new products." Meaning, of course, absolutely nothing, unless you adhere to the tenets of a bizarre religious affiliation whose first commandment is "Thou shalt believe no words unless they passeth from six-colored lips."
All we can say is, if those price cuts don't appear this weekend, we'll be mighty confused. And more than a little suspicious. Sure, it's possible that the rumor started from a single misinformed source, and spread like a virus through the Mac media engine, but it seems pretty unlikely. If those prices don't drop and the new systems aren't introduced, we're going to have to assume that someone pulled the plug at the last minute. Guess we'll wait and see...
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 2/25/98 episode: February 25, 1998: Against all odds, Apple's January sales show that they can't be written out of the game yet. Meanwhile, they're still poker-facedly denying the upcoming price cuts and system announcements, while smoke rises from AOL after a junior accountant stuck a knife in the kitchenette toaster and fried the system for a few hours...
Other scenes from that episode: 483: Let the Good Times Roll (2/25/98) Much has been made of the recent Computer Retail Week article which showed that Apple's January sales revenue amounted to 11.9% of total retail PC revenue last month. That makes Apple the third largest computer manufacturer based on revenue percentage... 485: Well Well Well: AOL Hell (2/25/98) Looks like we're not the only ones having server problems, lately... All of AOL apparently suffered a two and a half hour outage on Monday night, when electrical problems shut down their central servers in Virginia...
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