Apple Australia: 'See the Next Generation of Apple Hardware'

Apple Australia is promoting Mac OS X between August 26, 2002 and September 9, 2002 at Apple Seminars in Australia. Of interest is the paragraph on "Why Attend?":

Discover one of the world's most innovative and powerful operating system - Mac OS X v10.2. At this free, two-hour seminar, you'll learn how to work with the ultimate computing platform. See the next generation of Apple hardware in action.

Marketing misrepresentation? Or not...

I got this in email and snail mail

It also refers to the x serve. That is the next gen of hardware as far as aussie mac expo goes!!

I'd say this is definately talking about the new PowerMacs that will be coming out... BUT

I DO like the phrase "next generation" versus "faster" or "upgraded" or "new"

This "next generation" hints at more than just a speed bump.. perhaps the 7500 with HT or RapidIO? Dare I say G5?????

nah!

This is probably just a reference to the nex 'generation' of PowerMac hardware thats coming in on the 13th.

~Pev

5 August has come and gone.

If there is supposed to be an unveiling of new PowerMacs between now and the 24th, wouldn't we have seen the press invitations by now?

huh???

Originally posted by beno
5 August has come and gone.

If there is supposed to be an unveiling of new PowerMacs between now and the 24th, wouldn't we have seen the press invitations by now?

Apple doesn't necessarily have a press event with every introduction. Simply a pressrelease in many cases.

The iPod had a 1 week invitation time preceeding it.

arn

and the imac was an entirely new product for apple...

A powermac is expected and everyone knows it's coming..

I remember the iMac g3 had a big hooplah about it, .. it too was a brand new production for apple..

OMG!!! I saw this the other day and thought to myself "i wonder who will pick up on this first -- MOSR or SpyMac???"...

I cannot believe that this is being taken at all seriously. If you have had any dealings with Apple Australia whatsoever you would already be aware that they are all a bunch of incompetent dolts. But for those of you who have had no dealings with them yet... APPLE AUSTRALIA ARE THE MOST STUPID, ANNOYING, INCOMPETENT, IGNORANT GROUP OF PPL YOU COULD POSSIBLY FIND.

Considering the fact that only 2 ppl on the senior management team at Apple Australia actually use Macs (yes, the rest use wintel, none use *nix), I seriously doubt anyone at Apple Australia would have a clue about what hardware apple sells currently, let alone what's coming up. Even if Cupertino did let Sydney in on what's upcoming, not even the dolts in Apple Australia management would let a lowly webmaster know what's coming out...

I will be attending the Melbourne event... Anyone else going? Let me know.

welldone apple.au , its about time they did somethign apple, since they skimp on everything, I would love to go see it, Apple.au have to be the worst country on apple, they get nothing compared to australias iize , but I guess on population its fair enough, Only 19.5million people