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Jan 05, 09 - 12:51 pm Comment from: Randian

At long last the realization comes: Nobody, and I do mean NOBODY, knows any more about what's going on in this universe than you, I, or the hooker on the street corner. All journalists are unmitigated assholes, all analysts are unmitigated assholes, all consultants are unmitigated assholes, ad infinitum.

There is no legitimate reportage in this day and age--there is only unabashed advocacy from one corner or another. Begone with these brigands and mendicants, one and all!

I'm no CNET fan but I am a journalist and it seems to me that CNET is correct on this one.

you know what?
I'd skip gddamn Macworld too if I hadn't spent the holidays with my family for the past 10 years...

MDN gets panties in a bunch again over nothing.... report something significant for a change.

As a journalist, I must say I take offense to the word "all."

There are some very good journalists out there who continue to make this world a better place. That said, yes, there's a lot of bull out there and it's hard to tell the difference sometimes.

But if every news organization out there went away tomorrow, believe me it'd be chaos.

Jan 05, 09 - 01:03 pm Comment from: twinkie

@HD Boy

Want to try that again?

One Question?

If this is the last Macworld that Apple will attend then why wouldn't Steve want to give the keynote?

The statement is a simple way for Apple to get through Macworld without a hitch. Test the waters without Steve around and see how it goes.

Interesting, that the timing for Steve getting better is exactly the time when he may be leaving us completely.

What a crock of shit that it is a hormone imbalance. And, what it took doctors 8 months to figure this out. C'mon.

I can't wait for all the cry babies to respond to my comment this time.

I was saddened to discover Jobs had to neglect family time during the holidays to prepare for Stevenotes. My selfishness blinded me from the possibility.

Weren't there rumors that Jobs wanted Macworld to push the date later into the year but they refused to bite?

If you are a "journalist" then you don't understand the meaning of the term.

Jan 05, 09 - 01:17 pm Comment from: NeverFade

Was it spelled out that SJ is not attending because of health issues? No, it wasn't. It was assumed.

In this case, and in my opinion, I believe the assumption to be correct. I have no idea what SJ looks like today, but if he is thinner than last time everyone got a look at him, I'm sure he decided to bow out because of that...

Can you imagine if he is thinner (which I assume is the case ) what would happen to the stock - with everyone gasping for air...? I think that it's good that he decided to 'spend time with the family.' I always look forward to hearing him talk, but if he's not at a good place right now, I'll welcome a stand-in.

@ Mactacular:

Just because *you* can't think of any reason for Steve no to do the last keynote other than ill-health, doesn't mean there isn't a reason. What are you, twelve?

Jan 05, 09 - 01:18 pm Comment from: Jubei

@HD Boy > FAIL! AHAHAHAHA

For those "assuming" that Steve Jobs' health was the reason why he isn't doing MacWorld (even though they haven't said anything of the sort and have further said that they would tell you if that's the case):

He is thin, and possibly weak from bad diet, but he has shown no public signs of confusion or undue physical weakness and was seen as recently as a few days ago "looking healthy." So, how is it that he is so "unhealthy" that he can't stand on a stage for an hour and talk about his favourite things? As far as conspiracy theories go, this doesn't even make sense.

Of course he is capable of doing the keynote, it's not like he's crawling along the ground gasping for air or anything. People are f*cking idiots.

Jan 05, 09 - 01:48 pm Comment from: ericdano

So why can't the man just have one of his underlings do it? His NOT doing it shows that Apple really isn't interested in MacWorld anymore......

I'd expect that tomorrow there won't be anything earth shattering, but Apple will announce in Feb that there will be an event that Steve Jobs will hold that will be amazing new stuff.

See, there's the problem. Instead of "making the world a better place" with their agendas, maybe reporters should just REPORT THE DAMN NEWS.

HD Boy: Get a new job, because you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

yeah ummm WHO CARES!!

Jan 05, 09 - 02:42 pm Comment from: twilightmoon

Forgive HD Boy, he's actually a bank of randomly typing monkeys, and that was the first discernible sentence they typed out. Lab technicians say it will be awhile before we see the complete works of Shakespeare.

I'm sorry. I read your comments by mistake. Had I noted anything of intelligence in what you said, I would have replied with salient comments.

I suppose that you are an MD with extensive background in pancreatic cancer treatment, and that you did your residency at the Mayo Clinic. What? You're not a doctor? It shows, you ignorant twit.

Jan 05, 09 - 03:25 pm Comment from: Shadowself

SOMETIMES someone simply standing up to these so called "reporters" can make a difference!

Chalk one up for the good guys.

Jan 05, 09 - 03:35 pm Comment from: Shadowself

It all reminds me of the Monty Python skit called (IIRC) "Not Dead Fred"... (loosely based on a scene from "Monty Python and The Holy Grail" IIRC)

It went something like this...
During the black death in Europe people were paid to bring our their dead so they could be disposed of properly.
One enterprising young man didn't have any dead so he hit a friend over the head with a shovel and tried to sell him off as dead.
Every time "Fred" came to and tried to tell people he wasn't dead the man who was trying to sell him hit him again and tried to convince the people with the cart and money that he was really dead.
No matter how many times "Fred" tried to say he was not dead, the seller tried to convince the buyers that he was dead.

Now look at the present situation:
The seller(s) are the reporters, rumor supporters, stock shorters and the hedge funds. They just want the reward (web site hits, money from stock manipulation, etc.)
"Fred" is Steve Jobs
The buyers are all of us and the people buying, owning and selling Apple stock.

The bottom line:
FRED IS NOT DEAD! He said so himself! Tell the sellers that they are just plain lying!

Jan 05, 09 - 03:43 pm Comment from: NCIceman

Journalism is dead, it's all about sensationalizm and selling ad space...

So why isn't jobs at MacWorld MDN?

I guess ol' Tom was right after all. Are you ashamed now?

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