The yahoo article does suggest that Harvard didn't want to cover up the iMacs. So they didn't think it was a good idea. Whether this was becuase people needed to use them or whether it was marketing related I don't know.
I can see why Intel would want to cover the iMacs, as others have said, the iMacs don't use Intel processors. But surely they could have put up screens round the iMac area or something?
It seems over the top to use "heat-trapping" covers, forcing the iMacs to be shutdown. Its obvious they were in use if all these people were queueing for them. I think the press would have reacted much less if Intel had just screened off the area, blocking it from view from wherever the event was. Anyone who wanted to use it would already know where it was, so theres no 'Denial-Of-Service' as it were.
Then again, maybe there were just too many Macs to screen off. I still think heat-trapping covers is a bit much.
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If you don't like it don't read it.
How often have you been forced to read Slashdot? Have you even read it before?
I've not seen a story saying "Hurrah for the murderers!!" recently as far as I can remember".
The yahoo article does suggest that Harvard didn't want to cover up the iMacs. So they didn't think it was a good idea. Whether this was becuase people needed to use them or whether it was marketing related I don't know.
I can see why Intel would want to cover the iMacs, as others have said, the iMacs don't use Intel processors. But surely they could have put up screens round the iMac area or something?
It seems over the top to use "heat-trapping" covers, forcing the iMacs to be shutdown. Its obvious they were in use if all these people were queueing for them. I think the press would have reacted much less if Intel had just screened off the area, blocking it from view from wherever the event was. Anyone who wanted to use it would already know where it was, so theres no 'Denial-Of-Service' as it were.
Then again, maybe there were just too many Macs to screen off. I still think heat-trapping covers is a bit much.