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Apple Marketing Hypes New PowerMacs

Posted by michael on from the feeding-frenzy dept.

Wacky_Wookie was only one of many who wrote in with a mention of Apple's "leak" of specifications for a new line of PowerMacs to be dubbed "G5", apparently running the new PowerPC 970 CPUs. No offense, but anyone who thinks it was a mistake or leak doesn't understand marketing. :) Update by J : In case those linked sites get taken down too, try MacNN.

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  1. slashdot poll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    which one of these is simoniker ?
  2. Dear Randy O'Day by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Dear Father O'Day:

    Thanks for your letter. Being Catholic myself, I know exactly what you're talking about! It has always been our plan here at Apple Computer Inc to revolutionize personal computing with our high-quality and highly gay products.

    I'm happy to answer your letter by letting you know that YES we will be releasing an entire hLife ("homo-life") software line. You'll be able to recognize it in stores by the small stylized logo depicting a large cock entering a tight anus with an Apple logo on it. ("Suddenly it all comes together" indeed!).

    Anyway, I hope you and other members of our community will join us on our mission, and purchase the exciting new hLife boxed set. Only the boxed set comes with translucent cock rings!

    Sincerely,

    Harry Rodman
    Vice-president
    Homosexual Liaison Services
    Apple Computer, Inc.

  3. Insert USB2 joke here :P [nt] by popeyethesailor · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    No text!

  4. Re:Great by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    That was supposed to be really. Too early in the morning.

  5. Re:Great by akpcep · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Well I wouldn't worry about it. It's at -1 already so nobody is going to fucking read it.

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  6. Re:Yay! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh, shut up and go bang Goldie Hawn.

  7. Re:Well then... by Uart · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Miss Cleo told me so...

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  8. keep the screenshots coming by Giant+Killer · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I have 5 moderator points today, and they will all be used on this story, provided people keep sending links to photos of the G5. Other links seem to just have the specs, not actualy photos. Can I get some help here?

    We just gotta stay ahead of the Apple lawyers.

  9. Two button wireless mouse works in OS X by crovira · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I have a two button wireless mouse with a wheel and the wheel works, the right mouse button pops up menus and the left mouse button selects and drags.

    The one button mouse is only an issue if you drink all of and only Steve's kool-aid. The OS supports the hardware. And for the $39 it cost me, it was well worth it.

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  10. Re:My analysis of why this is fake. by ChrisCampbell47 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Ok, what is it with you user=6xxxxx noobies and the damn P paragraph breaks? If you want people to read your posts, then make them more readable.

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  11. Moderator Bias by IamTheRealMike · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    I would like to point out that the above post has now been moderated:

    • 60% Insightful
    • 20% Troll
    • 20% Redundant

    This is interesting. I would like to know how the post is a troll. I would also like to know why it's redundant.

    Redundant mods are designed to stop different people posting the same thing over and over, so you only have to read the same point once. At the time that was posted, I was the only one to make this point. So I don't see how it's redundant. If anything, it offers an opposing view, which should be discussed.

    Troll mods are designed to hide posts from people who deliberately craft their posts to provoke the maximum number of people possible. They hold no real opinions of their own, it's just a game to them. I am not a troll.

    I find it interesting to note that when I first saw this thread, a post laying out the authors scepticism about the validity of this was at +5 Interesting. Looking at the posting history of rebeka thomas showed that despite only having just signed up for an account, she (i will assume it's a she) had only ever been modded up, and in fact most posts had been modded up. Nonetheless, the post is now at -1 Interesting.

    Why is "Overrated" used so often to mod down non-pro-Apple posts? The answer is because for some reason Overrated/Underrated is not metamoderated, so there is no punishment for abusing it. It also provides a convenient euphamism for "-1 I don't agree with this but it's not flamebait nor a troll".

    It's too bad so many people are so sensitive about this issue. The fact is that Apple are a corporation, like any other. Mindless frothing and drooling over them or their products is naive, and will lead to disappoint or worse the day they turn around and screw you over. This has happened to Apple customers before, just like with any other company.

    I expect as this is not pro Apple, this post will be moderated down. I find it interesting to note that the only time I ever get modded down, is when I post to Apple stories. The moderations received are normally not in proportion to the content of the post - simply put, any showing of distate for Apple, their products or their tactics, will get you modded down regardless of the validity of the post or history of the poster.

    That is all. Think about it before you act.