Comments on: Apple likely moved ‘iPad mini’ launch to screw up Microsoft

By: qka

qka — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:21:38 +0000

No. A week ahead of the invite is standard for Apple’s limited audience event invitations.

By: Necron99

Necron99 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:19:54 +0000

And it has been documented that the majority of Indians (the country) eat about 10 g of human fecal material a day.

Now who is the shit eater?

By: Gupta

Gupta — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:52:12 +0000

@ snoop dog
I see that the dog shit eater, brainless pig is back.

By: Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:19:39 +0000

i see that the Paan Munching, Chicken Curry eating, Maruti driving, Slum Dog living Gupta is back. and i see that he has forgoten the Zune failure against the apple ipod same fate will happen to the MS surface tablet :) muhaha

By: GM

GM — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:16:27 +0000

Well let’s hope so. I am a little worried about earnings.

By: GM

GM — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:12:35 +0000

Wow ! Look at you.

By: Steve81

Steve81 — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:25:54 +0000

+1
Apple is trying to gain traction in industry where Microsoft is dominant.

By: Road Warrior

Road Warrior — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:47:33 +0000

Your post is hilarious.
1. There is no verb in the first sentence, actually there is no verb in your second sentence. Wait a minute, there is no verb in your third sentence. Talk about a pot calling the kettle black post.

-Butt weight, there’s more…

2. There are other words in the post you criticize that are not spelled properly . I sure hope you don’t expect to become a member of the grammar police leaving words like “computah” and “workah” unchecked.

3. The post may be racist and moronic but it’s accurate and hilarious too.

Have a great day.

By: twilightmoon

twilightmoon — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:36:53 +0000

Ha ha well played, sir!

By: David

David — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:46:41 +0000

@ ashoka
NO, you are fucked up.

By: twilightmoon

twilightmoon — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 20:21:11 +0000

SJB if you live in the US, by all means upgrade and get the new maps. It totally smokes the previous maps. It’s dramatically faster, more responsive, uses far less data, smoother and more pleasant to zoom in and out and pan around and it has turn by turn which is exceedingly responsive and polished.

If you live in a non US country that Apple hasn’t mapped yet then waiting might be a better option for you.

By: CMFJ

CMFJ — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:48:09 +0000

While Surface will not be a Zune-esque failure, I’m not sure much traction the apps you cite will create in the consumer tablet market. I’m sure this Surface will get IT departments excited by the ease of deployment using their current software, so MS is probably going to do well in enterprise. I just don’t think making it more desktop-esque is going to be a draw for consumers, many of whom seem to enjoy the fact that it doesn’t seem like a computer, but an appliance.

I think Surface will do at least OK, but a “big dent” in Apple’s tablet share? I’d be surprised by that.

By: ashoka

ashoka — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:13:56 +0000

NO……Gupta is screwed up!

By: HTML5 Gordon

HTML5 Gordon — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:49:10 +0000

Agreed. I think that MS will actually be fairly successful this time in the tablet space. They won’t surpass the iPad, but I definitely think they will be a very strong second place.

By: jetlag11

jetlag11 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:38:48 +0000

To me, the better – and scarier – explanation for 10/23 is to put the Mini in the same news cycle as the earnings report. If earnings are below expectations, the Mini news can counteract it.

By: Applepostle

Applepostle — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:34:34 +0000

Yep. That was an easy question.

By: David

David — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:25:20 +0000

apple is screwed up

By: leodavinci1

leodavinci1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:19:17 +0000

You are correct.

If Apple does have something planned for Oct 23 then an announcement has to be made no later than tomorrow, Oct 15. A week’s notice isn’t much time. Which is why I’m dubious of all this. Doesn’t Apple usually give a lot more notice?

If nothing happens, I’m going to LMAO over the sheer idiocy of the Apple pundits and rumor mills.

By: spyintheskyuk

spyintheskyuk — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:11:47 +0000

I think proposed wind ups need a little more finesse.

By: ApplePi

ApplePi — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:04:23 +0000

Agreed. But for different reasons. I think the date really has to do with a last minute design change and an uncertainty about when the first units will ship. An extra week will give them time to assess ship dates. That being said, it’s getting awfully close to the holiday season to release.

By: correctu

correctu — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:59:46 +0000

Sounded like a lame SNL skit I just watched.

By: correctu

correctu — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:56:54 +0000

By: Gupta

Gupta — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:52:39 +0000

Who is going to buy ipad mini? What would happen to regular ipad sales? Now tell me who is screwed up, apple or MS??

By: Weekend

Weekend — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:27:55 +0000

I saw a Microsoft analyst who has been covering the company, pretty much since its inception, on CNBC this morning. He had nothing good to say about Windows 8. I haven’t read a positive article about Windows 8 yet. Must really suck? They are leaderless and clueless. And Balmer will keep them that way.

By: mossman

mossman — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:26:20 +0000

“If Microsoft goes bankrupt in the next couple of years, it will all be Apple Inc’s fault.”
—
Hyperbole much?

Ballmer heading up Microsoft wouldn’t have a thing at all to do with it?

By: ashoka

ashoka — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:23:44 +0000

Agree…Apple never announced the date and postponed it for a week later….But it is everyones guess and rumors. If you want to believe in rumors it is up to you. I would rather stick to facts!

By: GM

GM — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:21:13 +0000

Beauty.

By: GM

GM — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:19:25 +0000

Yup.

By: Indentured1

Indentured1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:15:03 +0000

MDN! I have a Galaxy III ad at the top of the post. Have you no shame?

By: I love Apple

I love Apple — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:13:20 +0000

If it works, then screw up Microsoft, Tim! We are on your side.

By: Zulkifli Mohd

Zulkifli Mohd — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:08:46 +0000

Heya

I think it would be a greater splash if they SOLD the IPAD MINI on the date Microsoft revealed their vaporware.

The coverage on the day of sale is far more than day of announcement …

By: MacDust

MacDust — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:49:09 +0000

“Apple never does new product announcements on a Tuesday?”

You must be new. When Apple relied on Macworld a few years ago, the Keynote/Product announcement was ALWAYS on a Tuesday.

By: MacHeadB

MacHeadB — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:47:26 +0000

i have 3 option contracts expiring this Friday. What is the best day to sell them?

2 of the contracts are crushed and 1 is still very profitable. Basically thanks to Wallstreet’s FUD campaign I’ll just be breaking even at this point.

By: Golden

Golden — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:39:09 +0000

Racist, misspelling (it’s “too”, not “to”) and moronic. A trifecta! Nice.

By: AtlantaX

AtlantaX — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:34:32 +0000

Wow…all this attention for a product Apple hasn’t even announced, and for an event that hasn’t been announced.

By: Wingsy

Wingsy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:19:51 +0000

Exactly.

By: alanaudio

alanaudio — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:15:25 +0000

Surely Microsoft would be even happier if the new iPad comes out at the same time as Surface ?

After all, Microsoft proposes to open temporary stores close to Apple stores once Surface appears, so one would assume that direct comparisons of this nature fits well with their strategy ( which I like a lot ).

By: Chaz

Chaz — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:12:47 +0000

Fully disagree. It is the tablet market that has the potential to get Microsoft back into the mobile game! Just having an effective outlook or lotus notes app for e-mail would put a big dent into Apple. Apple iOS integration with these two is very weak indeed, and a big need for enterprise. I think Cook and Co. understand this very deeply.

By: silverhawk1

silverhawk1 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:06:35 +0000

So is this whole thing about new iPads and retina 13″ MBP just Bearish BA to drive the stock down? Ate the rumors true? Who the heck knows!

By: Clasqm

Clasqm — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:02:18 +0000

Aaaaaaand if that doesn’t come off the “new expectation” will be that a new announcement will come on the 30th …

This tech journalism stuff is easy!

By: dddd

dddd — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:50:30 +0000

by moving the date until after October options expire and AAPL earnings are announced, it saves the options writers a lot of money on calls… then flip it an reverse it for november.

By: Synth

Synth — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:48:29 +0000

Schadenfreude is a dish best served cold.

By: SJB Music

SJB Music — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:47:46 +0000

Window 8 “to die for”? More likely to be dead on arrival, from early reports. I seriously doubt they have improved things enough for a tablet to be ready for prime time in a few weeks. Kudos if they do pull it off.

Your “old and stale” is most of the world’s “tried and true”. I’ll take maturity anytime. (That’s why I haven’t upgraded to iOS6 and its very immature Maps yet.)

And you do realize, Mr. Kool Aid, that the “Agreed” from Scoob had absolutely nothing to do with either platform, just the timing (or lack thereof) of the announcement, right?

Grow up? Pfft…

By: althegeo

althegeo — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:41:07 +0000

Everyone knows that Apple never does new product announcements on a Tuesday. This was done maliciously.

Talk about blindsiding Microsoft. Kicking them in the berries when they are down.

If Microsoft goes bankrupt in the next couple of years, it will all be Apple Inc’s fault.

By: Ding Pong

Ding Pong — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:36:01 +0000

We uh workah hod on new teardrop computah. Symbolize our pain and shame for not remembering Americans to stupid to not point phone at sun.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:34:13 +0000

This is a silly assumption. Apple work its announcements and doesn’t react like a small company would. It is a coincidence. Positioning that week is done when they are ready. No sooner. No later.

By: Scoobydoozie

Scoobydoozie — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:33:16 +0000

Agreed. Announcing a week earlier would still command the attention via apple to ms product comparisons. My guess is it was manufacturing delay. Remember the rumor about a last minute change to the mini that didn’t affect the cases?

By: twilightmoon

twilightmoon — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:33:15 +0000

I’m not sure how exciting it would have been but the media storm that will follow the launch of a whole new iPad will crush the coverage for all other technology companies combined for at least a few weeks.

Maybe Balmer should stock up on chairs.

By: anim8me2

anim8me2 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:27:20 +0000

It’s odd, but I don’t remember any announcements or even mumblings from Apple about a date.

By: peterblood71

peterblood71 — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:25:34 +0000

Turning Microsoft’s event into The Big Yawn. Hilarious! I can hear Ballmer’s “D’Oh!” now while chomping down on a donut and throwing a chair.