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No Steve Jobs at Macworld
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Maybe the rumours are right about no world changing new products given that Phil’s presenting. Or maybe Steve’s off skiing. Is AAPL gonna take more of a dive? Urgh
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91.99 AH low and dropping. Disgusting.
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I think this is going to stir up speculation about Steve’s health more then lack of new products. This sucks.
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Hell - I don’t see why it can’t stir up both :(
Just when things couldn’t get any worse this year
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I believe it’s a good thing that this is going to be the last Macworld. AAPL has been manipulated a lot right before and after the Macworld lately. However, the fact that Steve Jobs is not going to be there is really bad news.
So, if anyone of influence at Apple is reading this forum, you really owe it to the share holders to talk Steve into scheduling some sort of high-profile interview or better yet press conference where he can show up and prove to everyone that he is still very much alive, and that the decision not to appear at Macworld is a strategic decision to put less emphasis on trade shows in the future rather than anything to do with his personal health.
I reiterate this, “Apple, you owe this to your share holders to get Steve to talk to the media as soon as possible.” We have already sustained a 50% drop in the share price, and we cannot afford to let you guys drop the ball this time. Please wake up and make the right decision.
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Very well said!
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Hey, it is a smart move, really. One, the back stabbers are denied the annual opportunity to focus in on the MAN HIMSELF instead of the message and products.
And if they couple it with putting Jobs in for the QUARTERLY FINANCE MEETINGS, and getting the kiss of death doom and gloomster Oppenheimer OUT OF THAT ROOM, it will be the best of both worlds.
One, the focus can shift back TO the product and company. And two, a SALESMAN, not a deadly droll beancounter, will interface with the ANAL=ists at the quarterly confab to put things into the context needed.
Take away the FREAKSHOW thing that Steve Jobs just trying to do his job as CEO has become. Or better yet, just record the presentation digitally, and put it as a FREE MOVIE on iTunes. That way you will USE THE TECHNOLOGY to SHOW THE TECHNOLOGY, and you can digitally fatten Steve up, or remove the lint from his collar as needed!
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I agree: the impact of his news won’t be based on principally on new product announcements (or lack thereof); it will be examined as a sign of Steve Jobs’s health.
Apple’s press release suggested a physical event had less relevance in the age of ubiquitous media, but I think Steve’s keynote addresses were actually the exception that proved the rule. Here was one physical event that had its effect multiplied tremendously by media coverage, particularly online media (think how many sites ‘live blog’ Macworld these days). But their effect was heavily based on Steve’s charisma, and charisma is impossible to duplicate by defiintion (although you could substitute someone else’s charisma…).
So… it all comes back to Steve. Is he all right? Is Apple preparing (whether out of caution or necessity) for a Steveless future?
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I reiterate this, “Apple, you owe this to your share holders to get Steve to talk to the media as soon as possible.” We have already sustained a 50% drop in the share price, and we cannot afford to let you guys drop the ball this time. Please wake up and make the right decision.
I’m not one to whine and second guess management. But how can one argue with the quote above. It’s time to end the sole focus on running a great operation and simply letting the bottom line (for investors) take care of itself. I have been told by a friend who works at Apple that employee morale is low in some circles—partly because of the value of AAPL shares. P.O. and S.J. need to see the big picture here and… gulp… actually lower themselves enough to play the Wall St. game every now and again. I see other companies out there defending their shares—if not with buybacks then with WORDS. It wouldn’t take much, but instead they do nothing.
New AH lows at 89.67.
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It gives me great pleasure indeed to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed. -Albert Einstein | Think Different
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It looks like the decision has been made…
Apple says next year’s Macworld will be its last
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)—Apple Inc. on Tuesday said the upcoming Macworld Expo in January will be the computing giant’s last, and CEO Steve Jobs will not give a final keynote at the popular event.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech company said in a prepared statement that “trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers.”
“Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before,” the company said. “The increasing popularity of Apple’s Retail Stores, which more than 3.5 million people visit every week, and the Apple.com website enable Apple to directly reach more than a hundred million customers around the world in innovative new ways.”
The Macworld Expo will be held at San Francisco’s Moscone Center on Jan. 5-9.
Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, will give the opening keynote at the expo on Jan. 6 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. It will be Apple’s last keynote at the show, the company said.
Apple said it has scaled back its participation in other trade shows such as Macworld New York, Macworld Tokyo and Apple Expo in Paris.
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With Phil doing the Keynote and future MacWorld Keynotes cancelled, there will be a lot of people speculating about Steve’s health and the nature of his future role at Apple.
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Hey, it is a smart move, really. One, the back stabbers are denied the annual opportunity to focus in on the MAN HIMSELF instead of the message and products.
And if they couple it with putting Jobs in for the QUARTERLY FINANCE MEETINGS, and getting the kiss of death doom and gloomster Oppenheimer OUT OF THAT ROOM, it will be the best of both worlds.
One, the focus can shift back TO the product and company. And two, a SALESMAN, not a deadly droll beancounter, will interface with the ANAL=ists at the quarterly confab to put things into the context needed.
Take away the FREAKSHOW thing that Steve Jobs just trying to do his job as CEO has become. Or better yet, just record the presentation digitally, and put it as a FREE MOVIE on iTunes. That way you will USE THE TECHNOLOGY to SHOW THE TECHNOLOGY, and you can digitally fatten Steve up, or remove the lint from his collar as needed!
i agree, if this is not about steve jobs health then this could be a clever move.
every year, before and after macworld, the stock has been messed around with by FUD and over enthusiastic mac fans.
it had become so predictable . . .
this allows apple to present new products when and how they want, giving them back a certain amount of control as to when new products should be introduced. -
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sorry, but I don’t buy the positive spin on this piece of news
with the macbook event mainly presented by Tim Cook, Phil Ivey and Phil Schiller, this is IMO the second sign that SJ is slowly trying to take a step back. The company will do fine without him, but it’ll probably need some time to find its bearings and WS does not like change of this sort… at least the bad news won’t be able to knock $20bln off the stock price as it has already had its multibillion-dollar haircut in september/october.
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With Phil doing the Keynote and future MacWorld Keynotes cancelled, there will be a lot of people speculating about Steve’s health and the nature of his future role at Apple.
and speculation about steves health will hammer the stock . . .
IMO it would have been better if apple had anounced that steve would attend macworld and then tell the public at macworld that apple would no longer be atending the event. this would have removed steves health from the equation . . . apple could have handled it better i feel.
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sorry, but I don’t buy the positive spin on this piece of news
with the macbook event mainly presented by Tim Cook, Phil Ivey and Phil Schiller, this is IMO the second sign that SJ is slowly trying to take a step back. The company will do fine without him, but it’ll probably need some time to find its bearings and WS does not like change of this sort… at least the bad news won’t be able to knock $20bln off the stock price as it has already had its multibillion-dollar haircut in september/october.
I think that Apple separating their major product announcements from the schedule and venue of MacWorld Expo is a positive long term move, for numerous reasons. While SJ slowly trying to take a step back seems like bad news for the immediate present, it is inevitable that he will need to do this eventually. Perhaps doing so gradually is preferable to a sudden retirement announcement?
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Great work by whoever set THIS up so quickly
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