Reed Expositions in France has said that there will be no keynote address at this year’s Apple Expo in Paris, according to a report from Macworld UK.
“Apple CEO Steve Jobs has traditionally popped across the Atlantic to visit Europe once a year for the show. Jobs was replaced by Apple VP Phil Schiller in 2004, as he was recovering from life-saving surgery at that time,” Macworld UK reports. “Jobs also failed to deliver a keynote speech at last year’s Paris show, though he did visit the event to speak with journalists and introduce to the iPod nano.”
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Apple Expo Paris 2006 to take place September 12-16 – April 25, 2006
Here come the “health” rumors in 3, 2, 1….
Since the iTunes Movie Store will be for the USA only for a long while I can’t see that being announced in Paris.
Perhaps a new nano there and the rest to be announced at a special event in America.
I worry about his health. I just can’t help it.
He’s having a sex-change operation, he’ll become Stevina….
MW: boy — eerie, isn’t it?
Sort of related. Do you think Steve will still be allowed to take liquids on a plane? Seeing as he owns it and all?
No news here. Due to WWDC being delayed by two months that’s taken the thunder out of the international announcements.
The iPod/iTunes announcements we expect this fall will probably be so USA-specific that a Paris announcement would be more of an insult.
to Edgeley:
He’s got his own plane, so yes, he can take whatever he wants!
Surely if Jobs was having a sex change he would just be Stevie?
I bet he can use his iPod on a bloody plane…
You won’t see any new iPod announcements until just after M$ Zune is announced. Then Apple’s newest iPod will steal all of the M$ thunder.
Revenge on the French for their new anti iPod law! The Wrath of Steve!
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I would think a new iMac would be announced at this event. Maybe not now.
It’s simple. France tried to remove DRM and then iTunes. Wouldn’t that prompt Steve’s no-show in France?
MDN word: “law” – – weird.
Actually Jobs and Castro are both dead. The same PR firms are handling the transfers of power.
I have it on good authority that Steve will be cumming to Apple Expo Paris.
He will be staying at the Paris Hilton.
It would be better if he were staying in Paris Hilton.
Though I think she’s a skank…
New iPods will launch in the U.S. It is where the product will ship first, get the most media attention – in short, where Apple will get the most exposure with a special event launch.
Other items of interest:
October is the beginning of the quarter. It is better for Apple to bleed the channel dry of iPod in September, and start with a nearly full quarter worth of new product.
Apple would be best servered launching after Zune. After Zune gets it’s 3 minutes in the sun, and is compared up and down to the iPod, then Apple is positioned to launch the all new iPods, making the Zune instantly obsolte.
Reportedly, his steveness will not be making it due to a prior commitment of kicking Jon Feltheimer’s ass for spilling the beans on the movie downloads.
The real question is will this be re-broadcast via quicktime?
I favor Bertrand Serlet for the Apple Paris Expo keynote address. Bertrand’s French connection seems appropriate for this venue. He performed well at the 2006 WWDC. The European Union may like to see Apple leadership beyond USA centric representatives.
http://www.apple.com/pr/bios/serlet.html
It took a few years, but Apple finally came to realize that France hates American companies.
actually steve & his ex will be going to counseling.
sadly, he doesn’t look very healthy
Joell, you’re hilarious. Actually, not really.
Health rumours? No way! New iPods and press presentation rumours, yes! When do you expect the… or one of the presentations to be on. I say expect one in October. If I’m not wrong, it’s iPod’s 5th anniversary that month.
I think Bertrand Serlet would be a good pick for a keynote, especially over here in Europe (as he is European).
BTW, I think that if SJ was pissed off of the French legislation, he surely would have picked another location, there are a lot of places that would be very happy to host an Apple Expo – London, Berlin or Munich (the latest being the biggest media city in the world after NYC).
I think there would’ve been a couple of cool locations elsewhere than Paris (even if Paris is a cool place to be, no doubt).
Steve actually has access to a private company jet so he could bring all the water bottles he wants.