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galaga No Jobs keynote, no more MacWorld, and Christmas is cancelled too... sigh.
Daily Apple: Final Christmas, Artificial Greening, Mini Buzz, Hodgmanimation, & Sales Slump [TheAppleBlog]
GigaOM Network —
... Apple Announces Last Year of Christmas - Yep, they cancelled it. It just wasn’t really worth their time, being such a small part of their overall marketing strategy, apparently. Too bad, I’d grown rather fond of the Jobs/Claus annual shared Christmas keynote. There’s always next yea.. oh wait, not anymore. ...
Stop the presses: Apple cancels Christmas
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
Filed under: Humor, Apple, HolidaysIn a stunning revelation, in addition to Steve Jobs declining to give the keynote speech and announcing Apple will pull out of Macworld after this year, a joint statement released by Apple and Santa Claus states that Christmas will end after this year. "Apple has been steadily scaling back on holidays in recent years, including Valentine's Day, Columbus Day, President's Day and Grandparents Day in Japan," the press release states. The joint press conference was sponsored by an unknown lover ...
Apple Cancels Christmas
Boing Boing Gadgets —
Oh no!
Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, spoke at a joint press conference held with Santa Claus at the North Pole this morning. He announced: "Apple has been honored to work with the North Pole the last several years to make Christmas possible, however, we have decided together that this is the last year for Christmas."
PRESS RELEASE [applecanceledchristmas.com]
18 Reasons Steve Jobs Won't Deliver Any More MacWorld Keynotes
Today @ PC World —
... . 13. Apple wanted to cash in on this "Jobs-cutting" trend. 14. He was already double-booked at the NeXT PC Expo. 15. He's putting all his efforts into voicing Woody in "Toy Story 4." 16. Due to an ill-conceived Apple patent-infringement lawsuit (Jobs v. Jobs, 2007), Steve Jobs is not allowed within 100 yards of Steve Jobs and must spend the rest of eternity in a reality distortion field. 17. It's part of a slew of Apple "improvements" that also include canceling Christmas . 18. He's trying out for a position as the new Fake Steve Jobs. Got your own theories? Post them in ...
Apple Cancels Christmas Too [Fakemodo]
Gizmodo —
Not happy with cancelling MacWorld and the Stevenote, Phil Schiller and Santa Claus appeared in a joint press conference today at the North Pole announcing the cancellation of Christmas after 2008's. Apple Announces Last Year of Christmas CUPERTINO, California—December 16, 2008—Apple® today announced that this is the last year for Christmas. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, spoke at a joint press conference held with Santa Claus at the North Pole this morning. He announced: "Apple has ...
Apple no volverá a la MacWorld, el mundo por ahora no se acaba
Gizmología —
... tiene el mismo mojo.
¿Viene este anuncio a destruir aun más la reputación de las grandes ferias de tecología? Apple ha comunicado que salen de este evento porque llegan a más gente de otra forma, es decir, vía las AppleStore, su web, anuncios en TV… Mientras que en las presentaciones tan grandes solo se llega a una parte del sector muy profesionalizada y tampoco primaria.
Los hay muy dramaticos, diciendo que Apple ha robado las navidades con cosas como applecanceledchristmas.com.
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Apple Announces Last Year of Christmas
Obsessable News Feed —
... , an enterprising Apple fan has posted a fake Apple press release, titled Apple Announces Last Year of Christmas. We here at Obsessable particularly like the added touches of the press contacts being Buddy Elf and Papa Elf. ...
Don't Expect A Netbook -- Or Steve Jobs -- At Macworld
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... , Apple's low-end desktop, priced starting at $500? That's according to Wired.com. P.S. In other news: Apple is canceling Christmas . ...
4 Apple Related News Stories You Need To Know
Geeknews —
... in that country. Naturally Orange will appeal the ruling to the courts. An exclusive deal with a carrier was a very smart move on the part of Apple….that is, back when the iPhone was a novelty and unproven. Today this sort of deal just doesn’t make sense unless Apple is essentially raping profits from the carriers through this strategy compared to unlocking it for any supported mobile network. 4. Apple Cancels Christmas Apple finally showed their hand this week by taking away one of our favorite holidays . Surely there will be a backlash? Is Steve Jobs the Grinch? :-) Relish ...
Macworld Expo Fans Take Their Apple Concerns Online
The Mac Observer —
Macworld Expo Fans Take Their Apple Concerns Online by on December 18th, 2008 at 12:55 PM Apple surprised the Mac community on December 16 when it announced that CEO Steve Jobs wouldn't speak at the company's keynote presentation during Macworld Expo in January, and that this would mark its last year at the event. Now disappointed Mac users and Apple fans are taking their message online -- both tongue-in-cheek and in calls to action. Apple revealed ...
Analyst says Steve Jobs' spirit has been institutionalized
AppleInsider —
... would not delivering his traditional keynote presentation. Apple attributed the decision to end its near 25-year commitment to the annual Mac conference to a move away from trade shows in general, saying the increasing popularity of its retail stores and website enable the company to "directly reach more than a hundred million customers around the world in innovative new ways." Some industry watchers poked fun at the decision, mocking the company in a parody press release titled " Apple Announces Last Year of Christmas ," joking that while the Cupertino-based firm has been ...
