Apple Mac OS X Tiger Launch Events, and More...

thats a lot of money per store

any news of iMac updates?

Was it just me, or was this the most disappointing launch party ever? no cool t-shirts, dog tags,or mouse pads, not even anything on sale. I won a free iTunes song. Big whoop. I could have stayed home and drank a pepsi and gotten the same thing.

Just got back. I ordered mine so I had it earlier today and am typing on it NOW. My shiney new iPod Shuffle (1 GB) is in my USB hub full of music and charging away! I did not win it, but I did get a 10 percent card and my loving wife gave me her iTune card. I ended up not using the 10 percent on my iPod because I could use my EDU discount. I handed it to the couple initially infront of me because they told me they wanted to get a new Powerbook if they had the 10 percent card. Gave it to them and walked out. Turn out in Columbus was INCREDIBLE. I have NEVER, not even during Christmas seen that many people at the Apple Store. I was surprised there was no news media. They closed the parking spots in front of the store and had some of our counties finest with the Easton Town Center security guards also standing watch. The mood was jovial among everyone. I held my box up triumphantly before I crossed the street and got some cheers. I got in the door in the first group and there were STILL people getting in live when I left! It was a experience I will never forget. I took a pic on my cam phone. I can e-mail it to some one that has space for posting it up here. The line went form the store to almost out to the main drag and once let in, it was PACKED. I was floored. Liking my TIGER, my iPod and my 16 new iTunes I got with it! Yeah, no free stuff beyond the iTune, but I don't care! It was fun as hell and I was glad to be a part of it!:D

I won 10% off anything in the store. Except Tiger. Yea...

Personally, I think it would be pretty sweet to win a Dual 2.7 G5, iPod Photo 60gb, and full Final Cut Studio suite as a door prize
....But thats just me. Some would be happy with just a 512mb shuffle

I thought this launch party kinda sucked. I went there just for free schwag and to see if there were any decent sales. Not so much as a lousy keychain. What a waste of almost an hour waiting in line.

I bet I got my copy of Tiger in the most unique way.

I got it through my University's bookstore. The bookstore on my campus also runs a small J&J type convinence store on campus adjecent to the main bookstore. The main bookstore area closes at 5:30, but the release party doesn't start until 6, so what is the bookstore to do? Well, sell Tiger at the J&J of course!

So I've got some sweet pictures of me getting my copy of Tiger as well as a 512MB iPod Shuffle for $50 (that's what the bookstore got to do as a promotion, as opposed to the Apple Store's giveaways) at a small J&J-type convinence store!

People are going to see the pictures and be like, "wow, your 7-11 sells Mac stuff? sweet!"

Was it just me, or was this the most disappointing launch party ever?.

This was my first Apple Event party and I am also disappointed. I read of the other give-a-ways from past parties, and I read somewhere of possible Tiger T-shirts at this party, so I was first in line at the Houston Galleria store at 4:15. When 6pm rolled around, the 30 or so staff inside the store started clapping and getting all pumped up. I received my scratch card, revealing the consolation prize of 10% off. Too bad the only thing I'm going to buy is a new iMac, which has not been released yet. I left after 2 minutes empty handed.

I then drove over to Microcenter, who is offering a $50 MIR for Tiger. Only 6 other people in the Apple section there. Picked up a USB 2 4-port hub for $13. Then went to CompUSA, and only one other person in the Apple section there. CUSA has a drawing for an iPod, and looking at the people that were there, I probably have a 1 in 25 chance of winning. They are suppose to call by 9PM if I win. I was more excited about that then the disappointing Apple Store party, because I felt like I have a real chance of winning something there.

Was there no general 10% off this time around?

I went to the Tokyo event yesterday evening (blog report here - 29 April entry) and my scratch ticket got me a Spotlight keychain. I bought a PowerBook (15" combo drive) and was given the 10% off when I asked for it. I mentioned the deal during the Jaguar and Panther launches, but wasn't sure what the scoop was for Tiger since there were no Apple stores in Japan for either of the previous two launches.

When I was at the register the guy who was helping me said I could get 10% off Applecare if I bought it with the PB, but I declined. I did get an Airport Express for 10% off though.

I thought maybe they weren't going to announce the 10% off until later in the event, once the line had gone down and the store cleared out some. (I left at 6:20 and the line to get in was still 2.5 blocks long.)