“We’ve confirmed with multiple sources at Apple that tomorrow morning at 11:00am [Apple CEO Steve Jobs will] be giving an all-hands ‘Town Hall’ iPhone mini-Stevenote for employees only,” Ryan Block reports for Engadget.
We’re launching the most revolutionary and exciting product in Apple’s history this Friday. And given Apple’s legacy of breakthrough products, that’s saying a lot. I’d like to get together and share my thoughts about this amazing moment for our company. So please join me for a company-wide communications meeting tomorrow, Thursday, at 11:00AM in Town Hall. – Steve Jobs email to Apple employees
More info and full text of email here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Isabelle” for the heads up.]
Cool!
Maybe it’s just me but I could swear there are an unusually high number of cell phone commercials!
Nervous, bitch?
I agree with “No squirt” it does seem that there are more cell phone commercials. I don’t know if that’s because we just happen to notice them more or not, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the cell companies weren’t peeing their pants.
Execute order 66
Hmmm, seems like Ryan’s track record on internal Apple emails hasn’t been all that great lately. Any confirmation from Gizmodo?
In case any one else is interested in exactly what Town Hall
is, I found this QTVR of the auditorium at #4 Infinite Loop:
http://silicon-valley.siggraph.org/townhall.html
Anyone care to enlighten us what or where “Town Hall” is?
— Hano
P.S. MDN Magic Word is “bring” as in please bring us one more thing!
it’s true.
Whoops! Thanks “Town Hall”!
I sit enlightened!
— Hano
@Hano
Town Hall
Damn, beaten again <voice of Stewie Griffin>
I love iPhone speeches. I love iPhone tours and iPhone articles …especially a recent one by the informative John Dvorak where he said, “Seriously, this whole thing is creepy..” or “I’m beginning to think some sort of infection may be involved.” ..great tech writer. I hope Steve Jobs company wide speech to the employees will rise to the kind of insightful clarity of the Dvorak article.
Town Hall doesn’t look all that big. I hope they simulcast it on Quicktime to the several hundred who won’t fit in Town Hall.
Honestly, Steve, the iphone looks great… but I think that little product you launched in 1984 was perhaps a little more revolutionary. Perhaps ditto for that one in 1977.
I dunno, even with the RDF at full throttle, I remain to be convinced that the iPhone will be more important than the Apple II–the first real personal computer.
Then again, I don’t know Apple’s future plans for the iPhone…
Steve said that iPhone is the first of several devices. What’s revolutionary is what can be done in a small form factor using multi-touch. Also, that convergence can actually work and be beautiful and compelling. Steve sees this as a big event because he has a new vision for what may be possible. That’s why this is big.
He said during his on-stage thingee with B. Gates that he doesn’t know where the industry is headed, but that he feels when something comes up that’s significant. This is one of those times.
I think it’s just going to be a small speech for all employees thanking them for their hard work and support. Nothing more!
Jobs sends employees an email and look at what what happens, its on the internet, Apple Corp the reality show.
Town Hall is the auditorium in Building 4 of the main Apple campus. It’s where the iPod was announced, and it’s where Apple holds their shareholder meetings. When Steve does a comm meeting, the people who get there *very* early get into town hall, and everyone else either goes to the cafeteria or one of several conference rooms that have projectors.
-jcr
I can hear it now..
“..give it up for me..”
“I….LOVE…..THIS…..COMPANY…..yeaaah!”
Could be exciting!
We will see if the web20 jaiku name can pick anything up!
http://ThunkDifferent.com
“What’s revolutionary is what can be done in a small form factor using multi-touch.”
Verne Troyer agrees.
Honestly, Steve, the iphone looks great… but I think that little product you launched in 1984 was perhaps a little more revolutionary. Perhaps ditto for that one in 1977.
Agreed.
The Apple II, the Lisa, and the original Mac all were seriously (if not insanely) revolutionary.
Revolution aside, this is easily Apple’s most PUBLIC rollout since 1984. Remember that it took a while for Apple’s other hits to gain momentum; iPhone is hitting the streets running.
RE: Town Hall
Why not launch this in the same auditorium where he launched the Mac?
Town Hall is also the name of an excellent brew pub in Minneapolis Minnesota