4 Big Stories About Apple Computer in One Day
- Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:05am by
Mike Opelka
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- Story #1 – Steve Jobs returns from Medical Leave next Monday – it may be just for the day, but the Apple CEO is going to deliver the keynote address at Apple’s Developer Conference.
- Story #2 – Apple has a new operating system called Lion to be introduced by Jobs.
- Story #3 – iCloud will also debut on Monday, but little is known about this new service.
- Story #4 – The Apple Store on 5th Avenue may be the “most-photographed” landmark in New York City
As reported on TheBlaze in early March, Steve Jobs returned from medical leave to announce the release of the iPad2. Since that day, we haven’t seen much of the ailing Apple CEO. But then, yesterday morning brought the news about Steve Jobs. The following was released from Apple’s corporate press department:
CUPERTINO, California—May 31, 2011—Apple® CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. At the keynote, Apple will unveil its next generation software – Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS® X; iOS 5, the next version of Apple’s advanced mobile operating system which powers the iPad®, iPhone® and iPod touch®; and iCloud®, Apple’s upcoming cloud services offering.
Word of Steve Jobs giving the keynote speech is also credited with a spike in Apple’s stock on Tuesday. Shares of the computer/entertainment company jumped more than 3% and closed over $347.00.
ZDnet.com also wondered what other news might be released at the big event on Monday:
Apple did not confirm, however, whether or not we’ll be seeing a new iPhone model unveiled at the event. That will likely not happen until at least this fall when Apple typically unveils new iPods in time for the back-to-school season.
And then there is the growing celebrity status of the flagship Apple Store on 5th Avenue:
Credit: Eric Fisher, flickr
Tech News Daily calls the large glass cube “NYC’s most-photographed attraction:”
Researcher Eric Fischer mapped and analyzed millions of photos on flicker that were taken throughout the city and looked at their geo-tagged information — such as time and date they were shot –to determine patterns of interest.
Although the sleek glass exterior of the Fifth Avenue Apple store gets the most pictures, Rockefeller Center (no. 2), Columbus Circle (no. 3) and Times Square (no. 4) were also on the list.
Fischer also looked at popular Apple stores in various other cities, such as Chicago, but the retailer didn’t rank as high up on the photo attraction list as its New York flagship location.
You can see why people might be enticed to shoot a few photos of this interesting building:
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Sharlene
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 4:03amThe picture doesn’t do the building justice. The architecture is breathtaking. If you look closely at the picture, the building sits on a platform of stone or concrete that surrounds it, you can see the two steps all around it. The store is not at the street level. You have to go down either stairs or an elevator (I forget). Also, I have never seen so many people in a store all at one time. It was amazing. I loved it.
Report Post »violated
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:09pmBrilliant marketing technique using the jedi mind trick on so many at one time. Oh this product is so far superior to everything else its worth three times the price. So, were going to have to charge you more for a smaller selection of software. And did I mention security is not a problem with our proprietary equipment. Nice stuff, very generous corporation, wont afford it. Sorry if i hurt your geekey little feelings but you need to understand basic economics and common sense.
Report Post »Longbow
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 4:51pmSo, is Apple going to support Flash now? Join the rest of the computing world, maybe?
I’ve been in the computer business since waaay before the Mac or the PC. I’ve only come into contact with a handful of Apple products over those years, and frankly they were all pretty useless. Interesting to look at but not terribly useful in a business sense. I work for the largest computer company on the planet, around here there’s a sea of Windows machines and our server products support multiple operating systems, but no Macs. No Macs in the house and no support for Mac OS.
Apple is a niche player and will remain so as long as Jobs is at the helm.
Report Post »lynda1276
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 4:08pmnot an Apple products fan but glad Steve is doing better.
Report Post »Talmid of Yeshua
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:33pmApple fanboy since the early ’80s checking in. Once you go Mac.. you’ll never go back. Kick some butt Jobs!
Report Post »michael eiseman
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:00pmActually, there is nothing worse than elitist, self righteous Apple bashers who use “real computers”…
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:20pmElitist???? Apple people think they are Elitist, or Special, or Better than everyone.
Report Post »Talmid of Yeshua
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:34pm@ The Ancient:
U Mad? What’s wrong.. is your Windoze machine crashing again? LOLZ!
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:59pmIf any company ever would create the Borg, it would Apply….
You Will Be Assimilated
We are Apple. You Must Comply.
Report Post »Resistance is Futile.
CrazyJ
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:09pmwhen i was in NYC, i didn’t know I was close to the 5th ave store and I turned around and saw it…literally my mouth dropped, it is a stunning sight, brought a smile to my face….yes i took pictures,,several lol
Report Post »MikeDiesel
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:56amI love when people proclaim the superiority of Apple products. Do me a favor people, and take apart a Dell or HP laptop…ok, now open up a Macbook. Surprise! All the same parts. Intel processor, Fujitsu hard drive, etc. If you like the operating system better, use Linux…it’s free.
Report Post »DirtMonkey
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:59pmI’m rather partial to Pardus Linux here. I find it to be rather well polished and the most “noob friendly” of all the distros I’ve tried so far. Now, consider that building your own PC can be much cheaper and often of better quality than buying a brand name computer, then factor in the cost of the FREE Operating System equals a win-win situation in my opinion.:p
Report Post »nappy
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:56amJob is now and always has been a marketing guy. He forges relationships and create monopolies and makes a lot of money doing it.
The actual hardware they make is nothing special. And yes, I own a lot of macs.. they all run Windows.
Loved those cheap-ass white keyboards. I have a ton of them sitting on the shelf because they failed within the first few months of using them.
I have a few of their 4000 dollar computers.. each of which has numerous parts that were so cheap they failed. Simple things like the audio connectors are pure crap.
They are not so good at backwards compatibility either. That’s because they know they can make what they need from the sheep that line up to buy the latest and greatest trinket from their suicidal Chinese partners. Yet I can still install Windows on some pretty old PCs. And it will work.
Jobs and Apple did themselves a service by becoming the ‘liberal’s computer’. I recall their “1984” ad from the 80′s. They have become exactly what they were preaching against when they were small and hungry. If I have to buy some thing from them I can’t help feeling like a sucker.
Report Post »Texas woman56
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:41amI love apple stuff and have from the beginning. I have bought dell,etc because it cost less but it was never at good.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:35amSomething fishy about a company that chooses the symbol of original sin as it’s logo, don’t you think?
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:26amJobs is an idiot that have made a lot of money off other idiots. Apple is a software company, and if Jobs had ever figured that our, Microsoft wouldn’t exist today. People buy apple stuff because it has slick polished software that mostly works. If Jobs would sell stand alone copies of osx/iphone ios that would run on any pc, any smartphone, mp3 player, tv, dvd player, they would take over the software world, but they want, they want to pretend they make hardware. They remind me of TiVo, they took the idea of a DVR that had been around for decades, but couldn’t be mass marketed because of the cost of the hardware, got the first affordable one to market with a great software front end. Rather than license their front end to direct/dish/time warner/comcast for a reasonable rate of say $10 per set top box, they wanted $5 a month per set top box, they withered even though their name lives on, they are 1000th the size they could have been, same with apple, they have 1/10 the market/profits they could have if they would just admit they are a software company and sell their software.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:02amAMEN! on that The_Ancient!… You took what I was going to write. Ill just add this… I spend what I would getting the same thing on PC and saved enough money to buy a new 40 in LCD TV for my den. Apple products are just slick looking nothing more. Its like a Ferrari with a Yugo engine.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:18amNow that Apple has made the move to the x86 platform, “Mac” is just a hardware locked OS now. or rather an operating system with very limited device support, unlike windows and the thousands of Linux distributions that support 10,000′s of hardware components Mac only supports apple branded/approved hardware which is why their hardware is soo expensive, they have a monopoly….
Personally I HATE vendor lockins and refuse to do business with companies that promote vendor lockin.
Report Post »tbb
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:44amBig deal! I wouldn’t use Apple if you paid me!
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:40amWait until the market share for Apple computers gets big and profitable enough for hackers and virus coders to go after. It already is there….almost. There are so many unsuspecting Mac users that think they are immune and so they compute unprotected.
Report Post »You want Apple stories? They are on their way.
the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:13amNo no, Apple is invincible to virus and maleware infection. Nothing can touch an apple product…. Just ask a fanboy they will tell you
Report Post »TexasArmyMomx2
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:01pmPeople have been saying that for years… for the entire 20+ years we’ve been Mac users. Hackers and coders are already trying. Have been for a long time. They have occasional small “successes”. Apple does a good job staying on top of it and putting out security updates.
They are machines we take online. That means they can be susceptible. Still, Apple’s “market share” of these types of problems is pretty miniscule.
**And for you Apple users, a security update was released yesterday to address, I hear, a malware issue, so it’s time to run Software Update. =)
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:28pmNo they have not, before the 2000′s MAC had only a slightly better desktop marketshare than Linux, Now that their market share is on the raise, and over 10% in the USA, script kiddies and botnet makers will be VERY interested in OSX and all of its venerabilities, where they were not before because it was the ROI was not there
Most Virus’s, contrary to popular belief are not made some kid for kicks, they are a BUSINESS and must have a RETURN on the time it takes to develop them
Report Post »GODSAMERICA
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:31amWell I would say that it is kinda different looking.
Report Post »treshall
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:01pmSomething tells me that Quizibo needs to lighten up…perhaps some chocolate? Oh, wait…
Report Post »quizibo
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:18amOr that Apple uses the cheapest materials to build their products.
Report Post »They use slave/child labor in China
At their factories in China the suicide rate is above 40%. Most “employees” throw themselves off balconies or into the machines.
bryan69
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:34amWhat, they couldn’t wait for the execution vans? What is wrong with these Chinese? I thought that they were a patient people. That’s it! From now on, I’m just not buying anything from China unless it has the “chinese suicide free” label.
Report Post »quizibo
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:41amThen you should probably not buy chocolate either, since that is harvested by child slaves in Africa or most of your American fruits and vegetables since those are harvested by illegal immigrants. Apple is just a perfect example of your ‘American Dream’ which is if you have money rules dont apply, correct? I dont understand Americans….If Americans love something, in this case Apple, they are ok with slave labor, but if its something like illegal mexican immigrants taking jobs (which they dont take American jobs, they just do the jobs Americans are either too lazy to do or feel they are above.) then its an issue. Americans are jokes.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:42amWhenever I confront a progressive buddy with an i-phone, I bust their chops about it. They seethe and look befuddled simultaneously. Weird combination of looks.
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:46am@quizibo
Report Post »Are you brain dead? There are ways….
http://bambootique.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/slave-free-chocolate-brands-you-can-trust/
saranda
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:56am15 suicides over the past three years is hardly 40%. A high number to be sure and a strong comment on Apple.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:18amIllegals aren‘t doing jobs Americans won’t do, just jobs Americans won’t do for less than minimum wadge.
Report Post »Oh, God!
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:16amGood for Apple, and glad to see Jobs back, even if it is only for a day. When they kicked Jobs out in the 80′s, the company tanked. When he came back on board, the company has been doing well ever since. I have always been an Apple fan and would not use any other computer, even if you paid me.
Don’t care for his politics, but like Bill Gates is to Microsoft, he is the heart of Apple.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:22am“Apple did not confirm, however, whether or not we’ll be seeing a new iPhone model unveiled at the event.”
What, it’s nearly time for an even newer iPhone? I don’t even have an old iPhone yet. I’m still trying to catch up.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:29amExpensive Hardware, Substandard Parts, No Personal Choice or Freedom, Dictator style EULA’s yep that is a great company….
Nothing worse than a Apple Fanboy….
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:30am@GOLD COIN & ECONOMIC NEWS,
the next Iphone will be for the new LTE networks that are starting to roll out.
Report Post »ISeeDanger.com
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:47amThe new IPhone is lined in a lead case so the radiation doesn’t kill you.
http://www.ISeeDanger.com
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:59amI’ve always disliked apple / mcintosh …
Report Post »D0ntTread0nMe
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:59amI must say I have 2 i-pods and an I-pad and all of them are the most used devices in my home… I am a recent convert as I have always had Microsoft only and they have been a nice change of pace, however, I seriously dislike the political wing of the business and wish they would stick to technology!
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the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:11am@D0NTTREAD0NME
Why dont you convert to a real computer, one that does not run on either Microsoft or Apple operating systems
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:17amI don’t use Apple products, but they have a fanatical following. So, I am a shareholder. Have made some good money over the last two years. Don’t want to get too much in the stock, as it will most likely tank if Steve Jobs health fails, God forbid.
Report Post »Oh, God!
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:17am@ THE_ANCIENT-that would be an Apple Fangirl. I do graphic design and quite frankly, PC‘s don’t have the graphics capability that Mac’s do. How do I know, I have worked on both and found that PC‘s can’t handle the graphics very well. Like I said, hate, hate, hate his politics. But then again, isn’t Bill Gates similar to Jobs? They both adore the POTUS and are progressives. Neither one is better than the other, IMO.
Report Post »theonefromabove
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:28amApple is my favorite company bar none.
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Videos
Report Post »treshall
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:52amI’m with you, Oh, God! I most vehemently disagree with his political thoughts and leanings but Steve Jobs is Apple and Apple makes a superior product, hands down. Years ago, when I bought my first Mac, I remember reading the installation instructions for a toddler reading game we had bought for our daughter, The Windblows instructions were 2 paragraphs long; the Mac instructions read, “Insert disc, click on the icon on your screen”. Seriously, people, life is complicated enough- why make it more so by using an inferior product? Mac OS systems do not crash, are impervious to viruses and remain the easiest to operate. And, let’s face it, Mac has the slickest product line, too. It’s simple: Mac innovates, everyone else tries to copy and keep up.
Report Post »westy98530
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:25pm@Ancient
Don’t forget unparalleled innovation, superior design and craftsmanship, and unmatched versatility. Yeah, my mac can do anything your PC can do, better than your PC can do it, and then do things your PC can’t do. That’s right, I can run any windows program and use any windows device. I can do this with relative impunity from threats. Yes, we all know macs are theoretically vulnerable too and have been hacked in labs and competitions many times, but there is, at present, only one mac threat actually in the wild, vs about 80,000 for windows. I have no problem admitting that Apple is a luxury brand, no different than, say, Mercedes Benz. You pay more, but you get more. Is it worth the difference? Depends on what you’re after, I suppose. It’s worth it to me.
Only thing worse than a blind Apple Fanboy is a blind Apple Hater.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:35pm@WESTY98530
Who says I run Windows, I have 7 PC’s in my home right now, only 1 has the main os as a windows box, and that is for software testing only…
I run Ubuntu, Mint, Mandrake, FreeNAS, mythbunu and XMBC Operating Systems plus about a dozen or so virtual boxes on my server.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:42pm@OH, GOD!
Like I said in a post below, anything after the Leopard MAC was based on the x86 platform, so everything else is just software, Infact in a pure hardware sense non-apple vendor locked PC hardware is FAR FAR more capable then apple PC hardware.
Further, all Adobe products work perfectly well on windows (thought I wish they would make them for Linux, Wine does not like CS5 at all) so 2D graphic design should be the same on either, just visual cues different but the underlying processing power has no difference on either platform
there are some 3D and Movie applications that still only work on OSX, but those are fewer and fewer with every year. What you say might have been true a few years ago, but that is no longer the case today. Plus the switch from 32bit to 64bit has exponentially helped with the processing of large graphic files.
but I am a programmer by trade so…….
Report Post »westy98530
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:34pm@Ancient
Report Post »I can CERTAINLY run any of your linux stuff, often natively.
Showtime
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:54pmTwo questions.
Report Post »(1) What is the picture of that looks like a color-pen-and ink drawing with circled smears?
(2) Is there anything INSIDE the glass building, or is it just something for drunks to run into?
Dale
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:26pmShow;
The ‘fabric’ picture is an aerial big apple photo showing the four most photographed sites. I have no idea about the computers. It seems that it may be just a VERY expensive billboard.
Report Post »california_red
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:42pmthe store is underground. You walk in and go down some stairs to a crowded and buslting (at least when I was there) Apple store.
Report Post »Dale
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:43pmShow;
Actually, after a closer look, it seems there are stairs leading below ground. I guess the computers are there.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:53pm@Dale ~
@California_Red ~
Thanks, guys! It makes sense now, especially when I put two and two together (the story and the graphic, with most photographed sites in NYC). And, now the glass building is no mystery!
It helps to have friends with brains. Mine wasn’t awake yet.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:55pm@WESTY98530 Holy spaceship of Batman, You can run computer software natively?? Were you created by the Reptilians from the Planet Gliese Mr Artificial Intelligence
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:05pmAn Apple computer is to the PC world as a three-wheel motorcycle is to the Harley world. ‘Nuff said.
Report Post »ME
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:38am@the_ancient
right on!
It has nothing to do with capability of the products or linux based would be the only operating systems. It has to do with marketing and familiarity then people tell themselves the marketing they bought into is true and they really are smart and the marketing confirms this over and over and they believe it. Would a terrorist believe he won’t get his 72 virgins? Would a mac fan-boy believe they are gullible to marketing? Mac is great a marketing/packaging anything else you want to tell your self just shows how gullible you are and little you understand about technology.
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