For the past several years I’ve tried to follow the big MacWorld keynotes by Steve Jobs. I’ve sometimes watched the Quicktime stream from home, other times watched it from a satellite viewing location such as Apple’s campus in Northern Virginia. In the leadup to MWSF05 I’ve been getting a little nervous that they haven’t announced satellite coordinates, viewing locations, or a stream location. AppleInsider may have an explanation.
They cite a memo exerpted at MacInTouch:
Apple will not be making satellite coordinates available. Although the keynote WILL be available on our web site - it will NOT be available until sometime AFTER the keynote is over. They do NOT have a time determined, so it may not be immediately after the keynote is over.
Wow, that really sucks. I’m sure that Steve is pissed at the thunder-stealing that the rumors sites tend to do before keynotes. (Hint: don’t sick the laywers on them until after the keynote, it’s a dead giveaway.) Couple that with BillG’s miserable keynote the other day and Steve might just be a little spooked.
Seriously tho, I’m reather bummed about this. Watching the stream and drooling over tech I can’t afford has become a semi-annual tradition for me. Especially if they are indeed rolling out a Mac in my price range, I want to see it in real time.
This move could really backfire on Apple, as they’re going to instantly piss off a ton of geeks who might be thinking about that $500 price point. Then again, Apple might just be heroes if they reinstate the feed at the last second…
Update: In the past when I’ve not been able to plunk down in front of a Quicktime stream I have found that MacNN tends to have very good realtime coverage of MacWorld. In the past they have updated their live coverage every few minutes during the keynote. As always, Frank is on top of this news too.
I have learned today that Apple has chosen not to do a live broadcast of Steve’s Macworld SF keynote.
This is bad news, and I honestly can’t comprehend why they chose to do this. Apple surely knows that they have a huge number of raving fans that …
I have an old B.U.D. (Big Ugly Dish), and one of the highlights of having it is watching the Keynote on the big screen at home. Even my wife loves it. I have been known to tape it for a few close friends. Boy, am I going to miss it (if it is true). Maybe there will be a last minue reversal.
Cheers, SVC
Not broadcasting Steve Jobs’ keynote does suck. But I’ve got it all figured out.
Steve’s recent tussle with “The Big C” reminded everyone that he can’t play the frontman forever; and I can’t imagine anyone being able to fill his shoes. This is just part of Steve’s “exit strategy”.
Not broadcasting may seem (by design) like a reactionary move, but perhaps it’s Steve’s way of “bowing out” of the ringmaster role. It may not SEEM like a graceful exit at first, but withdrawing from “the viewers at home” while generating this much publicity is the only way I could imagine Steve heading for the door. Now, with the the “world-at-large” no longer viewing the show, Steve can step down and be replaced by a mere mortal. This may well be Steve’s last keynote.
Just one more thing… So long Steve. I love you man!
It will be announced that IBM will be buying Apple NeXT week.
Re: Possible Steve exit strategy
Maybe Pixar should be working on an avatar to replace Steve at the keynotes.
(Doh! I forgot the old adage: Someone in California is already working on it!
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They also have good live coverage at the Mac Observer. www.macobserver.com
-Dan
every comment left here so far is stupid
So, we won’t get the news from Apple, I’m going to a rumor site (maybe even one Apple’s suing) to get their spin. This way I’ll get the news, in real-time, hours before Apple has the feed up, and I can get the site’s spin as well. Too bad we won’t be getting the news from Apple, but we will still get it. All Steve is achiving with this move, is loosing the ability to break the news himself.
Dan,
Hey yeah, thanks for reminding me about Mac Observer.
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