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Post by phoebear611 on Sept 6, 2014 13:41:03 GMT -8
I agree with COMA on all this nonsense. The timing has Samsung written all over it - I am not a believer of coincidences. Why are so many of you getting these "supposed Apple" emails all of a sudden now? Something is up... someone is trying desperately to make them look like they have egg on their faces. Not liking this one bit. You can't compete on product so you resort to sabotage?! Jeez.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 13:47:03 GMT -8
I hope everyone reports these phishing emails to Apple. My disappointment is that Apple does not confirm they're in fact a phishing email here: reportphishing@apple.com
Is Samsung at the root of it? I would not be surprised in the least.
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Post by Mav on Sept 6, 2014 14:39:26 GMT -8
Nah, doubt it. We're a small sample size over at AFB2. With all those credit cards on file iTunes phishing is probably quite the big deal. I think I got one of those once. Dear Phishing Scumbags, "kindly" keep up the blatantly obvious phishing flags to make it easier for us to one-swipe-delete the e-mails in the upcoming iOS 8 until Apple finally builds in a spam filter. Also, PSA: Don't be drawn in by likely iPhone 6 fakes. I was fooled for a little while - they just keep getting more elaborate. news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-spot-a-supposedly-Fake-iPhone-6-Running-iOS-8-Gallery-Video-457921.shtml
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Post by incorrigible on Sept 6, 2014 16:00:09 GMT -8
BTW, I think everyone missed this little gem on Wednesday: Apple stock heading to $80 per share, trader says. www.cnbc.com/id/101969163Worst ratings since 1993, dude. @brian Kelly:
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Post by appleaddict on Sept 6, 2014 16:55:51 GMT -8
@brian Kelly: Better reply to Brian Kelly: Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2014 17:08:49 GMT -8
CNBC's Dream Team of Apple analysts: Brian Kelly, Andy Hargreaves and Ed Zabitsky. Watch. Vomit. Go Broke.
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Post by firestorm on Sept 6, 2014 17:17:44 GMT -8
It's good to see JD back, even if he is slumming among us dummies.
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Post by nagrani on Sept 6, 2014 17:53:37 GMT -8
Plus one. JD welcome to jungle
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Post by JDSoCal on Sept 6, 2014 18:54:06 GMT -8
CNBC's Dream Team of Apple analysts: Brian Kelly, Andy Hargreaves and Ed Zabitsky. Watch. Vomit. Go Broke. So then Guy Adumbi and Dumb Nathan are scrubs on the Dream Team?
Nobody mentioned this sort-of story: Apple courts fashionistas as smartwatch expectations mountOr, maybe, the Apple PtB's decided they wanted to kill two birds with one stone, and didn't feel like flying out to the east coast for a separate event. When you are Apple, the babblesphere should fly out to meet you. Do Versace and Armani fly to New York for shows, or do the fashion media fly to Milan and Paris?
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Post by phoebear611 on Sept 7, 2014 3:22:17 GMT -8
Wow great catch JD - great catch on this Reuter's story. I had not seen it...now my mind is in over-drive. 48 MORE HOURS AND IT'S TUESDAY! Here's to hoping we need a bigger boat!
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Post by chasmac on Sept 7, 2014 3:45:19 GMT -8
My guess, Game changing, there will be shortages, high price - high margin initially, pundits and the general public will have failed to see the myriad ways these things can be used, 2 years from now people will still claim Apple never invents anything even though everyone will be trying to copy them. Oh, and new phones.
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Post by artman1033 on Sept 7, 2014 5:45:27 GMT -8
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Post by rob_london on Sept 7, 2014 7:19:12 GMT -8
"There is nothing new under the sun". A Marc Newson design from 2001:
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Post by rob_london on Sept 7, 2014 8:45:42 GMT -8
I wonder whether Angela Ahrendts will get some time on Tuesday to talk about retail. There is a long profile on her today in The Sunday Times (behind a paywall). There is nothing very revealing in the article... she allegedly gets up at 4.30 every morning, is a control freak and recently won the tongue-in-cheek, Financial Times "Golden Flannel Awards" for the worst examples of impenetrable corporate jargon. Here is an example from her time at Burberry: "In the wholesale channel, Burberry exited doors not aligned with brand status and invested in presentation through both enhanced assortments and dedicated, customised real estate in key doors.” At Burberry "...she transformed the label's bricks-and-mortar shops and online sales arm into the most digitally advanced of any luxury goods retailer. Burberry was the first luxury brand to live-stream a fashion show in 3D around the world and allow customers to buy clothes online straight from the catwalk".
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Post by rob_london on Sept 7, 2014 11:03:51 GMT -8
"Wearables, Payments, Chickens and Eggs" by Ben Thompson. stratechery.com/2014/wearables-payments-chickens-eggs/RBC Capital Markets: “Heading into the September 9th event, we believe investors are anticipating new 4.7″ and 5.5″ iPhone models with extended battery life and added software capabilities. We believe the launch numbers will be positive and we would not be surprised to see 10M+ iPhones sold in the first weekend (launch date September 19).”
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Post by JDSoCal on Sept 7, 2014 12:55:10 GMT -8
One can never get enough of shaky bigfoot "leak" videos. Is This the New Apple iWatch?More like iBracelet. Calvin Klein has made a bracelet watch. Maybe the ladies version just goes completely dark and looks like a black cuff bracelet when not in use. Scoff all you want, but women are pretty dopey about fashion. I mean, somehow the fashion industry convinced them to put these on their feet:
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Post by rob_london on Sept 7, 2014 13:34:01 GMT -8
It would be great to see Big Bob Mansfield talking again from Apple's White Room on Tuesday. It's been too long. Here's hoping.
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Post by mark on Sept 7, 2014 13:57:44 GMT -8
I wonder if this time around it's going to be "sell on the news" or "sell a week before the news"
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 14:31:46 GMT -8
A bracelet won't appeal to the widest possible audience, so Apple won't make those crappy, fugly thingies JD posted. The "leaked" iWatch at the top is hilariously bad.
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Post by Mav on Sept 7, 2014 14:38:17 GMT -8
It would be great to see Big Bob Mansfield talking again from Apple's White Room on Tuesday. It's been too long. Here's hoping. I wonder if we'll ever see him in an Apple video again. Hey, as long as he's actually doing the same good work he seems to have done at Apple to date, s'all I care about.
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Post by JDSoCal on Sept 7, 2014 16:16:10 GMT -8
A bracelet won't appeal to the widest possible audience, so Apple won't make those crappy, fugly thingies JD posted. The "leaked" iWatch at the top is hilariously bad. No prediction here, but IMO there is no reason why we should assume there will be a singular, unisex wearable. Perhaps Apple will integrate iOS into Uggs.
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Post by phoebear611 on Sept 7, 2014 16:28:11 GMT -8
OMG - What the hell is the problem with UGGs? Every man I know hates them on his girlfriend or wife....including my husband. They are warm and cozy and fluffy and comfortable - ok not sexy - but jeez it's not like any of you (including my husband) are on the cover of GQ! Gimme a break! (lol)
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Post by mark on Sept 7, 2014 16:45:02 GMT -8
A bracelet won't appeal to the widest possible audience, so Apple won't make those crappy, fugly thingies JD posted. The "leaked" iWatch at the top is hilariously bad. No prediction here, but IMO there is no reason why we should assume there will be a singular, unisex wearable. I agree. HOWEVER, there will be some minimum size due to the necessity of sufficient battery capacity. So unlike regular watches where female watches are much smaller than male watches, that won't be the case here. By the way all, I am still hoping for categories other than "wearables"!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2014 17:46:45 GMT -8
insert code here OMG - What the hell is the problem with UGGs? Every man I know hates them on his girlfriend or wife....including my husband. They are warm and cozy and fluffy and comfortable - ok not sexy - but jeez it's not like any of you (including my husband) are on the cover of GQ! Gimme a break! (lol) Well at least they named the boots right... Guys are less susceptible to fashion for its own sake. For example, I have successfully resisted PeeWee Herman suits. Ridiculous.
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Post by mark on Sept 7, 2014 18:28:22 GMT -8
insert code here OMG - What the hell is the problem with UGGs? Every man I know hates them on his girlfriend or wife....including my husband. They are warm and cozy and fluffy and comfortable - ok not sexy - but jeez it's not like any of you (including my husband) are on the cover of GQ! Gimme a break! (lol) Well at least they named the boots right... Guys are less susceptible to fashion for its own sake. For example, I have successfully resisted PeeWee Herman suits. Ridiculous. Uggs was a bar-room bet between two guys. One guy said to the other "I bet you that even if I make them ugly as sin AND even name them 'Uggs' that once they become popular all the chicks are gonna want 'em anyway", other guy said "you're on!", so he did it.
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Post by artman1033 on Sept 7, 2014 19:32:09 GMT -8
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Post by mrentropy on Sept 7, 2014 21:35:35 GMT -8
It's a CG piece, I know the guy who did it. Read in the description about how it is not real and all CGI. He does some YouTube viral videos for fun. I think there is even a making of video on his site. Original linkPretty cool that people think it is real though....
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Post by JDSoCal on Sept 7, 2014 21:56:54 GMT -8
It's a CG piece, I know the guy who did it. Read in the description about how it is not real and all CGI. He does some YouTube viral videos for fun. I think there is even a making of video on his site. Original linkPretty cool that people think it is real though.... Yeah, well, it's a Sunday man, let's see you try and post something other than negative waves! Speaking of which, looks like we're going to war on Wednesday, so plan accordingly. That, plus the typical sell-the-news-after-the-event, should create quite the BTFD opportunity. I just hope the iUggs come in size 11.
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Post by mrentropy on Sept 8, 2014 9:22:51 GMT -8
It's a CG piece, I know the guy who did it. Read in the description about how it is not real and all CGI. He does some YouTube viral videos for fun. I think there is even a making of video on his site. Original linkPretty cool that people think it is real though.... Yeah, well, it's a Sunday man, let's see you try and post something other than negative waves! Speaking of which, looks like we're going to war on Wednesday, so plan accordingly. That, plus the typical sell-the-news-after-the-event, should create quite the BTFD opportunity. I just hope the iUggs come in size 11. No negative waves, I certainly believe what they do announce will be better than the concepts, much like the original iPhone. I just found it amusing that his video which was very clearly labeled as CGI in his original post was making the rounds in Chinese rumor sites.
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