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MWSF...?

Madan

Wed Jan 2 18:32:33 2002

Have you seen today's blurb on Apple's site?

What do you guys think this means?

Death to Apple

Wed Jan 2 18:59:27 2002

Apple is a hype machine. I predict that whatever they bring out will be hyped massively and that the actual value of hyped object will be miniscule.
HitScan

Wed Jan 2 19:39:30 2002

Heh. I think it means they don't read many of the same rumor sites that most BF visitors do. ;) It's not like the rumor sites don't already give them impossible to match hype, but claiming that what's coming is above and beyond all that is probly an excercise in pissing off the public.
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Wed Jan 2 20:14:51 2002

I think it's one of two things:

A) Apple has been imbued with god-like powers to Rip their processor line into the future by two generations.

or

B) Apple is just hype-whoring counting on the ability to instill energy in their flock in order to sell whatever they release.  What Apple is most likely to release is the most convaluted benchmark in history.

Note,:  noting that the provice of "A" are belong to me, I'd say B is the likely candidate.

(Edited by AllYorBaseRBelong2Us at 2:15 pm on Jan. 2, 2002)

Robocop Q Einstein

Wed Jan 2 22:03:20 2002

I think Apple will announce a 5 ghz machine powered only by NuVector's blind platform zealotry.  

nibs, of course, will be powering the OS.

PaulHill

Wed Jan 2 22:34:26 2002

It's a cell phone. :)
Robocop Q Einstein

Wed Jan 2 22:42:27 2002

What's a cell phone?
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Wed Jan 2 23:33:42 2002

It's a phone grown out of a petri dish from pancreatic cells...
Jeremy Reimer

Wed Jan 2 23:40:06 2002

HOLY TAGNUTS, BATMAN, IT'S THE RETURN OF RQE!!!!!

Whoo hoo!!

Robocop Q Einstein

Thu Jan 3 00:30:37 2002

Indeed.  

And where the hell were YOU for 9 months?

Jeremy Reimer

Thu Jan 3 01:41:28 2002

Brain-dead?
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Thu Jan 3 01:43:06 2002

Indeed!

I on the otherhand am herre constantly.

I usually refresh my brower here on OSY several hundred times a day.

Robocop Q Einstein

Thu Jan 3 01:46:21 2002

That's actually pretty plausible.
OscarWilde

Thu Jan 3 01:49:22 2002

If its way beyond, i'm thinking adoption of Blue Tooth technology...

cell phone == mobile phone

Robocop Q Einstein

Thu Jan 3 01:53:02 2002

Goddamn did that tablet that Hill posted look beautiful.
Robocop Q Einstein

Thu Jan 3 06:08:26 2002

[url=http://www.interfacestudio.net/iwalk/]Oh.  My.[/url]
Jeremy Reimer

Thu Jan 3 07:10:15 2002

That's it?
Robocop Q Einstein

Thu Jan 3 07:21:23 2002

So it would seem.  

I'll bet it costs 500 dollars, so with the Mac, 1299.

Jeremy Reimer

Thu Jan 3 07:55:33 2002

I am underwhelmed.
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Thu Jan 3 08:32:02 2002

That's pathetic.

I hope that isn't the big announcement or I'd hate to be a Macolyte in the BF for the next couple weeks.

OH THE HUMANITY!!!

DuffMan

Thu Jan 3 10:14:49 2002

Indeed.

NEWTON RETURNS!!!!!!!!!

PaulHill

Thu Jan 3 11:35:31 2002

I guess getting crushed in the desktop market isn't enough for Steve - he wants to get the tar kicked out of him in the PocketPC (er, sorry, PDA) arena too.

I wanted an iPad. :(

Imitation Gruel

Thu Jan 3 13:14:53 2002

[color=red][font=arial][size=100]That thing sucks more ass than a faggot on a rimming run in a faggot porno.[/size][/font][/color]
OscarWilde

Thu Jan 3 14:28:47 2002

I'd have to agree!
If this is what Apple has in mind for all this hype I'm going to be majorly PISSED!

FUCK APPLE IF THEY THINK THIS IS WORTH THE HYPE!

iWalk my ass!

yeah Steve Jobs, watch me iWalk my ass from macs to a lovely dual athlon i've been wanting for the longest time now....
<drool>

Group Hug

Thu Jan 3 22:38:24 2002

First of all, two observations:

1) Its almost certainly a fake. There are threads about this on AI, macslash, & Ars, and the consensus is that it is a (very well done) fake.

2) Apple have pushed the hype drive all the way to No.11 this time. With the amount of frenzied speculation, they're setting themselves up for a Maclot backlash unless they can deliver something (things?) really compelling.

That said, let's hold from bashing Apple until we actually know what is coming. Then let's string up Steve.

If this iWalk is true (I doubt it, but anyway), I'd consider it if:

- it has QuickTime playback
- it has wireless Internet connectivity (via AirPort or otherwise)
- it can run Palm apps natively
- it has a decent battery life

Not too demanding, am I? ;-)

AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Thu Jan 3 22:46:23 2002

Is that you rave?
Robocop Q Einstein

Thu Jan 3 23:01:38 2002

from Group Hug posted at 5:38 pm on Jan. 3, 2002


If this iWalk is true (I doubt it, but anyway), I'd consider it if:

- it has QuickTime playback
- it has wireless Internet connectivity (via AirPort or otherwise)
- it can run Palm apps natively
- it has a decent battery life

Why?

I don't know if you've used PocketPC apps, but Palm apps are clearly NOT the forefront of technology and innovation.

Riso

Thu Jan 3 23:09:25 2002

Palms, like apple, arent the forefront of technology and innovation.
Group Hug

Thu Jan 3 23:19:28 2002

from AllYorBaseRBelong2Us posted at 2:46 pm on Jan. 3, 2002

Is that you rave?

No. Rave doesn't live in London (IIRC).

Also, being able to run Palm apps would be a good thing, IMHO, because there are lots of them.

How many 3rd-party apps do you think this thing will run if it is not Palm-compatible?

None. Right?

If it has very few apps, it will be bashed from the very start by most pundits. if it is to succeed (if it exists at all, that is), it needs good vibes from the start.

Robocop Q Einstein

Thu Jan 3 23:26:36 2002

Also, being able to run Palm apps would be a good thing, IMHO, because there are lots of them.

How many 3rd-party apps do you think this thing will run if it is not Palm-compatible?

None. Right?

If it has very few apps, it will be bashed from the very start by most pundits. if it is to succeed (if it exists at all, that is), it needs good vibes from the start.

Uhh?  Whenever any platform debuts, it has few apps.  I would assume that if this thing is real, it's gotten some form of 3rd party app creation, under heavy NDA.

AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Fri Jan 4 00:18:04 2002

Whoah!

It's the King of the Maclots! :cheesy:

"Peasant: Who are the Maclots?

BenN: We are, we are all Maclots.  And I am Your King!" - <blatant pythonesque reference> :biggrin:

Welcome BenN.  Watch out for OscarWilde as he is a ravenous and Illustrious poopy-head.

(Edited by AllYorBaseRBelong2Us at 6:49 pm on Jan. 3, 2002)

Imitation Gruel

Fri Jan 4 00:48:22 2002

But didn't BenN already have an account here?
Imitation Gruel

Fri Jan 4 00:49:47 2002

And no, we are not all Maclots. Please don't make the mistake of calling me one.
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Fri Jan 4 00:56:21 2002

And no, we are not all Maclots. Please don't make the mistake of calling me one

Sorry IG, but that was a referece to [u]Monty Python and the Holy Grail[/u].  it was from that part with the peasants in the field. :)

AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Fri Jan 4 01:00:36 2002

Group Hug's email is a Ben.N.. and he says he's from London (UK I presume and not London Ohio)

Methinks he's BenN.  

Imitation Gruel

Fri Jan 4 01:04:06 2002

Sorry IG, but that was a referece to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.  it was from that part with the peasants in the field.

It's been a few years since I saw this movie. I forgot about that.

UK I presume and not London Ohio

For your edification, there's also a London, Texas.

Robocop Q Einstein

Fri Jan 4 01:10:52 2002

Well, I didn't vote for you.
OscarWilde

Fri Jan 4 01:24:00 2002

we voted?

and is there really a London, Texas?

AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Fri Jan 4 01:34:09 2002

You don't Vote for kings!
Robocop Q Einstein

Fri Jan 4 02:10:49 2002

Well, how'd you become king then?
AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Fri Jan 4 02:54:03 2002

Steve Jobs, His mouth spewing the most pure shimmering shite held aloft his mighty RDF signifying by divine providence that I, BenN was to rule.  That is why I am your king!

:cheesy:

(Edited by AllYorBaseRBelong2Us at 1:28 am on Jan. 4, 2002)

Robocop Q Einstein

Fri Jan 4 03:12:51 2002

[size=-2]an adaptation, eh?[/size]

Listen, strange CEO's lyin' in keynotes distributin' RDF is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical Macworld ceremony!

(Edited by Robocop Q Einstein at 10:14 pm on Jan. 3, 2002)

Imitation Gruel

Fri Jan 4 03:17:37 2002

and is there really a London, Texas?

There is, although it's technically called New London. It's southeast of Dallas, over 100 miles SE actually, in Rusk County.

AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Fri Jan 4 03:37:31 2002

Bloody Wintroll!
Jeremy Reimer

Fri Jan 4 07:04:40 2002


Listen, strange CEO's lyin' in keynotes distributin' RDF is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical Macworld ceremony!

<THUNK>*

* sound of Jeremy falling off chair convulsing in laughter

Robocop Q Einstein

Fri Jan 4 07:08:22 2002

<whoosh>*


*Sound of my lightning quick and magnanimous bow.

Riso

Fri Jan 4 15:57:41 2002

from Robocop Q Einstein posted at 3:10 am on Jan. 4, 2002

Well, how'd you become king then?


You kill lotsa ppl and stuff.