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Will Apple Disappoint on 30th Anniversary?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the omg-so-old-so-old dept.

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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  1. Wait by pHatidic · · Score: 5, Insightful

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

  2. WTF is wrong with these people? by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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.

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  3. Apple, Microsoft and the thrill of it all. by east+coast · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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.

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  4. Did Jobs even shoot fireworks on HIS 30? by The_REAL_DZA · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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...)

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  5. Uhh... by Khuffie · · Score: 3, Insightful

    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?

  6. The Reality Distortion Field by Infernal+Device · · Score: 4, Insightful

    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.

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