> From: Donald Keenan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Is Slashdot a site that features real info or is it satire? Usually I > can tell the difference, but there was a link to a story at SlashDot > claiming that Apple is cooling if not stopping production of the 17" FP > iMac? Huh? I thought the 19" FP iMac was on the horizon. Maybe I too > new > to the tech sector news to distinguish between truth and satire. > > <http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/Article.asp?datePublish=2003/01/ > 02&pages= > 04&seq=20> > > Is this possible? Or are production stoppages part of the usual supply > chain ebb and flow?
Slashdot is repeating a story that first appeared in DigiTimes and was confused at the outset. Quantas (the contractor that makes iMacs for Apple) says that they will be halting production of the CURRENT version of the 17" iMac in June. This does NOT mean that Apple is ceasing production of 17" iMacs. Later in the SAME ARTICLE they also claim to be producing new 17" and 19" versions of the iMac in the future. Quotes from Quantas have been ... hit and miss at best. I distinctly recall a story from over a year ago claiming that 19" iMacs were right around the corner, and another that claimed that iBooks and Powerbooks would be available in a variety of colours ... all that was a year ago. IOW, you would be best advised to take such stories with a grain of salt. Could be true, of course, but might well be totally false. _Chas_ "We don't want to be like Windows. We want to do everything better. We are intent on creating the greatest computers and the best computing experience in the world. And we are the only ones who can say that with a straight face." - Greg Joswiak, Apple VP of hardware product marketing -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
