Apple 'Fun' Special Event

Honestly, you twits!

As if Apple is going to make a major product announcement in a dinky little theatre on campus. Come on! Y'all should of know it was not going to be anything too exciting when you saw the invite making the rounds.

Steve ended this mornings presentation with well see you all real soon. In April, Apple's birthday, there will be some new major fresh sh*t. For now quit your whining and go get moist over the Origami already.

Crappiest Apple new product event EVER! Thanks Steve, my stock is taking a nice hit today.

People speculated that Macworld in January was a bit of a letdown - that there was some product that was planned to be announced but wasn't quite ready yet. Could it have been the, ack, iPod boombox?

Weak. So very weak.

What I think is kind of funny is Steve Jobs, a vegan, talking up and selling an Italian leather case. Bit of a surprise...

What I think is interesting is the 1gb nano didn't get a press event, and instead of announcing the mac mini with the other two intel macs and saying "half our lineup is already ready, already" we get this completely underwhelming launch of a bunch of products that no one really cares about.

I find it funny that CNN totally screwed themselves by reporting on the rumors, because they look like chumps now. All throughout the day on headline news, they've been reporting "Apple is expected to announce something big, like perhaps an official movie download service or something."

Bah, the apple hype machine does indeed press forward.

yeah...but the fact of the matter is...with the low res iTunes shows it isn't up to quality on the TV. I was hoping for an upgraded video iPod for HD content. That way it would give me some incentive to buy video content. Without it...i'd rather watch movies via DVD, or just rent one..

I agree with penginkun.

Where is that ipod video that nobody promised =))

Oh, and one more thing. Do you think the Windows press would have paid much attention to these product roll outs WITHOUT the hype? Lest we forget, these new gadgets are squarely aimed at switchers and Windows users.

I wasn't disappointed with today's event. I think the most overlooked and neatest thing to come out here is 'FrontRow with Bonjour'. I'm very tempted to get a Mini to hook up to my TV so I can watch all my iTunes shows easily on my TV.

i agree with both adam & peng.

in agreement with adam - i think that a boombox, mac mini & a leather case aren't really worth calling a press event for (though it was a small press event). anytime apple calls a press conference, it's usually something impressive (but maybe we've been spoiled). this wasn't very impressive

in agreement with peng - i think that part of the reason why it was a disappointment was because people were expecting a lot, so it's like going to a movie that everyone says it great, then coming out feeling a little disappointed cause it was just "good"

penginkun-
Apple is well aware of the hype machine put in place when they announce special events, and they are part of it. They wouldn't announce these events if they wanted people to just sit quiet and wait to see exactly what it will bring. Rumors are part of the Apple culture. They have never been known to have these without announcing something new and worthwhile, so don't blame ME for this. I think many other people will agree with my point.