Comments on: Dropping Hints http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:49:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: diesel http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6657 diesel Mon, 08 May 2006 15:43:05 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6657 i'm new to this site and i kinda like it so far. it's not as heavy as daringfireball so tis is a nice break from heavy analysts crapping words whenever they can. keep up the good work! i’m new to this site and i kinda like it so far. it’s not as heavy as daringfireball so tis is a nice break from heavy analysts crapping words whenever they can.

keep up the good work!

]]> By: Brian Donohue http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6656 Brian Donohue Mon, 08 May 2006 15:42:17 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6656 Put it in perspective: TS is basically a gossip, Enquirer-style site for Mac geeks. Clearly, Apple wouldn't waste money on lawyers and court costs to sue them if they weren't annoyed, at least once in a while, by their tactics and reporting. To that extent, TS is doing what journalism should be doing--being a gadfly on a big corporation's nose. But yes, it helps in the gadfly business to be reasonably accurate most of the time. I'm ready to cut them a break on this one, because I had <a href="http://www.dailyrevolution.net/2005_12_01_archives.html" rel="nofollow">predicted back in December</a> that the Jobs crew would go single-core with consumer models (iBook and iMac and Mini) first. Clearly, I was wrong, though I don't claim to have info from Apple insiders. Put it in perspective: TS is basically a gossip, Enquirer-style site for Mac geeks. Clearly, Apple wouldn’t waste money on lawyers and court costs to sue them if they weren’t annoyed, at least once in a while, by their tactics and reporting. To that extent, TS is doing what journalism should be doing–being a gadfly on a big corporation’s nose. But yes, it helps in the gadfly business to be reasonably accurate most of the time. I’m ready to cut them a break on this one, because I had predicted back in December that the Jobs crew would go single-core with consumer models (iBook and iMac and Mini) first. Clearly, I was wrong, though I don’t claim to have info from Apple insiders.

]]> By: Josh Pigford http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6655 Josh Pigford Mon, 08 May 2006 14:09:14 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6655 <blockquote>Chase: this post just shows how much crap this site is</blockquote> Thanks for the insight...

Chase: this post just shows how much crap this site is

Thanks for the insight…

]]> By: Karuel http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6654 Karuel Mon, 08 May 2006 13:45:06 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6654 I cannot wait for these new books. (Note: Who cares if it was deliberate or not?) I cannot wait for these new books.

(Note: Who cares if it was deliberate or not?)

]]> By: DocB http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6653 DocB Mon, 08 May 2006 13:15:26 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6653 Word of mouth advertising goes further faster on the web. Word of mouth advertising goes further faster on the web.

]]> By: Dave http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6652 Dave Mon, 08 May 2006 11:34:12 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6652 You're absolutely correct. Apple routinely provides these "leaks" just prior to the release of something new. Why pay for advertising when legions will rumor sites will do it for free? We're talking about it now, aren't we? You’re absolutely correct. Apple routinely provides these “leaks” just prior to the release of something new. Why pay for advertising when legions will rumor sites will do it for free? We’re talking about it now, aren’t we?

]]> By: Gareth Potter http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6651 Gareth Potter Mon, 08 May 2006 10:38:59 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6651 hehe, nice to get some acerbic comments to a post for once. David, you note correctly that one of Apple's web sites was hacked recently - <a href="http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6067955.html" rel="nofollow">it was the Korean one</a>. But it is surely obvious that the hacking of a site is something quite different from what we have here. A site can be professionally maintained by a company's web team whilst being run on a hideously insecure web server, whose responsibility might well be in the hands of a different department, i.e. IT. In the Apple Korea case, it was IT that cocked up, not the web team. Roland, whilst I am mindful of that great aphorism, I beg to differ. Make no mistake, this was deliberate. I suppose it is plausible that it was the act of an <em>individual</em> in the web team, rather than a conscious act by Apple's marketing department, but given the anticipation it has generated, I think it could go either way. I simply cannot believe that a glitch like that would be allowed to go live and remain so for quite some time. hehe, nice to get some acerbic comments to a post for once.

David, you note correctly that one of Apple’s web sites was hacked recently – it was the Korean one. But it is surely obvious that the hacking of a site is something quite different from what we have here. A site can be professionally maintained by a company’s web team whilst being run on a hideously insecure web server, whose responsibility might well be in the hands of a different department, i.e. IT. In the Apple Korea case, it was IT that cocked up, not the web team.

Roland, whilst I am mindful of that great aphorism, I beg to differ. Make no mistake, this was deliberate. I suppose it is plausible that it was the act of an individual in the web team, rather than a conscious act by Apple’s marketing department, but given the anticipation it has generated, I think it could go either way. I simply cannot believe that a glitch like that would be allowed to go live and remain so for quite some time.

]]> By: david http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6650 david Mon, 08 May 2006 08:26:21 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6650 Roland is spot on. it's probably you who is delusional if you think that Apple or any large company is immune to such mistakes because of their "tight control" or professionalism. One of Apple's web site's was just recently hacked, so I hope that dispels any notion that they are operating in a tightly controlled environment. Your attacks on Think Secret seem strangely venomous...crazy post. No digg. Roland is spot on. it’s probably you who is delusional if you think that Apple or any large company is immune to such mistakes because of their “tight control” or professionalism. One of Apple’s web site’s was just recently hacked, so I hope that dispels any notion that they are operating in a tightly controlled environment. Your attacks on Think Secret seem strangely venomous…crazy post. No digg.

]]> By: Chase http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6649 Chase Mon, 08 May 2006 06:59:42 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6649 this post just shows how much crap this site is this post just shows how much crap this site is

]]> By: Roland Dobbins http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6648 Roland Dobbins Mon, 08 May 2006 01:58:45 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6648 Your comment Big companies do not make visible coding cockups like that on live web sites.' is demonstrably false. Big companies, including Apple, make mistakes of this type from time to time - Google is your friend. To paraphrase Napoleon, never ascribe to cleverness that which can be explained by mere incompetence. Your comment Big companies do not make visible coding cockups like that on live web sites.’ is demonstrably false. Big companies, including Apple, make mistakes of this type from time to time – Google is your friend.

To paraphrase Napoleon, never ascribe to cleverness that which can be explained by mere incompetence.

]]> By: Ryan http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6647 Ryan Mon, 08 May 2006 01:49:09 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6647 Mmmmm, new notebooks... Mmmmm, new notebooks…

]]> By: Jason Terhorst http://theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6646 Jason Terhorst Mon, 08 May 2006 00:20:15 +0000 http://www.theappleblog.com/2006/05/07/dropping-hints/#comment-6646 In my several years of being an Apple follower, I've found that patience is the key. We get whipped up into crazy frenzies over stupid things, then disappointed when Apple doesn't meet our rediculous speculation. I've learned to ignore them. Sure, the things that they suggest would be cool to have, but Apple has their own plans. In my several years of being an Apple follower, I’ve found that patience is the key. We get whipped up into crazy frenzies over stupid things, then disappointed when Apple doesn’t meet our rediculous speculation. I’ve learned to ignore them. Sure, the things that they suggest would be cool to have, but Apple has their own plans.

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