>> What the hell did he do or say this time? Or what was said or presented to >> him that he didn't agree with that made him decide to pull out? >> Nice job Steve. What a way to win converts. What are you thinking? > > I don't know why Jobs wasn't there, other than he seems to be loosing > interest in the MacWorld Expo entirely (can't really blame him, its > expensive and puts pressure to release items every 6 months, and causes > spiking of sales).
IDG World Expo, the company that organizes MacWorld and many other major expos, made the decision to move MacWorld Expo back to it's Boston roots. Jobs was outraged and pulled the plug on all Apple involvement. NYC seems like the most logical place to hold the expo, due to the huge creative and media clientele in that area. However, Jobs more likely pulled out as a political statement. Apple still has to release every 6 months to remain competitive, but they're doing it at different places. As you notice, the big summer G5 announcement was made at the World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco. Jobs basically ran the same dog and pony show for an elitist group of developers. Many Mac sites ran live coverage of the event that day. There was also a satellite broadcast that people could hop on, and a webcast followed later in the day... all just like with MacWorld. Apple hosts many private functions throughout the year, so there is no shortage of events to release products at. It will be interesting to see how this trend continues. Sam --- Sam Burrish Support Specialist JMUG-Connect <http://www.jmug-connect.net> "An ISP for Mac users, by Mac users" Toll free: 877-835-2430 AIM: DogCowPPC750 ICQ: 69677136 Yahoo: sburrish -- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------
