Will Apple Disappoint on 30th Anniversary?

An anonymous reader writes "We've seen the media get over-excited about an Apple launch before, but one CNET columnist is 'threatening suicide' if Apple don't announce something for their 30th Anniversary this Saturday. CNET is concerned at the lack of any news from Apple: 'You'd guess that Steve Jobs will at least have to walk out onto the lawn in Cupertino, light a few fireworks and make some whooping noises. It's that or risk an international incident.' Is Apple going to keep a low profile for their 30th?"

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[pHatidic]

Is there even a story here? This is possibly the most content-free Slashdot post ever.

Right

[Programmer_In_Traini]

I was going to post just that. What kind of FA is this, is /. becoming a big gossip machine?

I couldnt possibly care less that Apple celebrates their 30th with a big news or not. When they DO announce something, then we can talk.

Speculation is not why i come on this site :)

WTF is wrong with these people?

[Tibor the Hun]

A suicide is not a light subject to be throwing it around like it's some joke...
I'm as much of an Apple fanboy as the next guy (3 Macs at home, 2 ipods, 6 converts), but whose head is so far up Apple's ass that they joke about suicide?
Apple has its schedule, and whether they celebrate their 30th anniversary is irrelevant to me. Yes, it would be great and hip, but they already have an outstanding product lineup.

Also the poster for the iPhone looks pretty damn good.
link

So yeah, wake the fuck up whiners and clean the brown from your face.

Apple, Microsoft and the thrill of it all.

[east coast]

What is the big deal about this? Microsoft announces a new product and service and people are all like "who cares? this isn't even news" but Apple doesn't have plans to have the Stones playing at their 30th birthday party and everyone is ready to get all upset over it?

I just can't understand it.

Re:Apple, Microsoft and the thrill of it all.

[MustardMan]

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Apple makes products that are often genuinely worth getting excited about, and their CEO is a remarkably skilled salesman who has a gift for getting people worked up?

Re:Apple, Microsoft and the thrill of it all.

[Overly Critical Guy]

Maybe because Microsoft's announcements always run along the lines of "Here's something we're vaguely 'working on' that will be available 'within the next 12 months,' complete with cluttered PowerPoint slides to make it look like we know what we're doing."

Apple's announcements run along the lines of "Here it is, and it's available today. Check it out at the Apple Store a few blocks away."

3 years and counting

[ktappe]

Rumors of the iPhone started in Jan. 2003. I know, I bought into them and waited to get a cell phone that year, finally giving up in October and getting something else. So as much as I'd like the iPhone to be announced this Saturday, I'm definitely not holding my breath.

12" and 17" MacBooks are definitely due, so that's where I'd put my money if I were betting.

But Saturday would be a bizarre day of the week for Apple to do any product introduction, as they wouldn't get enough press coverage. Apple announcements are historically made on Tuesdays.

-Kurt

Re:Suicide Note?

[danwesnor]

Since when is one less CNET columnist a bad thing?

Re:I heard differently.

[AKAImBatman]

You do realize that an Apple II remake would sell like hotcakes to the retro community, right? The Atari Flashback 2 has been flying off the shelves (in part because it can be modded to take 2600 cartridges), and homebrewers have been sapping up the C64 sticks to add keyboards to them!

You may think you're being funny, but there are a surprising number of people out there who wish you were right.

Did Jobs even shoot fireworks on HIS 30?

[The_REAL_DZA]

The whole point of a company making a "big announcement" is to get the media buzz that accompanies such theatrics. Apple's got it without taking any risk and without expending any effort; I say it'd be smarter (and more "mysterious", thereby generating even MORE buzz) to just let it pass quietly.


And then dazzle us the NEXT week (maybe a new iPod so small you need an electron microscope to see it...)

Re:Two buttons on laptops do not work

[mtgarden]

Ummmm... Actually, with the ThinkPad, the right click button is nicely placed. Because the TrackPoint is on the keyboard, it is simply a matter of moving the thumb to hit either mouse button. One doesn't have to move to a mouse at all. I have a cordless logitech on my laptop and I seldom use it because it is faster to use the TrackPoint design. I rely on the alternate click to much to be without it.... Sorry Apple, but its a necessity for me.

Uhh...

[Khuffie]

didn't cnet recently run an article about how the press always overhype apple launch announcements before they happen, and then get disappointed when nothing major is announced?

The Reality Distortion Field

[Infernal Device]

It's Apple's 30th Anniversary, they haven't announced anything significant, and yet ...

You are all discussing Apple and it's products.

I'd say the RDF is working quite well.

Re:OT: converts

[FatMacDaddy]

You know, strangely enough I not only don't keep track of how many if any people I've switched, I don't make any effort to get people to switch. I don't want to be responsible for their choices and become the default expert for anything that might come up that they want fixed or explained. The only exception is my mom, who I just want to get on any computer, but that's a whole 'nother story.

Also, I don't argue with the MS fanboys I work with who rail against Apple without having ever owned or used a Mac. That's their loss. If anything I fear that more wide-spread acceptance of Apple products will lead to some Walmart-like decline in the company's products and quality.

I should add that I've used Macs at home since the early/mid 80s and still have my MacPlus (in its original shipping box now, though).