Apple drops Mac. - April fools joke or for real?

[purceller]

You have just got to be kidding? This had better be a joke.

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/view/apple-drops-mac-in-favour-of-booming-iplatform-4702

 

[MBPi7]

You have just got to be kidding? This had better be a joke.

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/view/apple-drops-mac-in-favour-of-booming-iplatform-4702

They could have come up with something better than that. To be funny it has to be at least slightly plausible.

 

[drambuie]

You have just got to be kidding? This had better be a joke.

http://www.macworld.com.au/news/view/apple-drops-mac-in-favour-of-booming-iplatform-4702

I think the date of the article should provide a clue.

 

[Intell]

Why would Apple chop off one of it's legs? The removal of Mac from it's lineup would only result in a quick and sad death.

 

[Fireproof!]

Dumb.

 

[diabolic]

It's an April Fools joke and not a very good one.

From the article:

“The demand for iPad has been huge. Nothing short of phenomenal,” says Steve Jobs. “We knew iPad was going to be big, but even we didn’t expect this. We’ve already pre-sold two million units, and barely have the stock to cover half of that for launch,” he adds.

 

[rwd hero]

Not even the least bit funny, australians have a terrible sense of humor.

 

[Eddyisgreat]

I thought jokes had to be plausible to be funny.

Considering computers are 1/3 if not 1/2 of Apple's revenues (don't have the financial statements in front of me) that'd be kinda dumb.

 

[Apple-Man23]

Did you really have to ask? c'mon now...

 

[enberg]

PROTIP: don't visit the internet on April 1. No one is funny.

 

[skottichan]

PROTIP: don't visit the internet on April 1. No one is funny.

PROTIP: If you forget the above, don't quote anything you read on the Internet on April 1. It won't end well.

 

[Doctor Q]

It was on the Internet so it must be true!

On second thought, I don't even believe the part about them dropping the word "Computer" from their name. After all, I read it on a rumors site.

 

[gwsat]

PROTIP: don't visit the internet on April 1. No one is funny.

PROTIP: If you forget the above, don't quote anything you read on the Internet on April 1. It won't end well.

PROTIP: Listen to what the pros tell you.

 

[DoFoT9]

Not even the least bit funny, australians have a terrible sense of humor.

im highly offended by that.

 

[Streethawk]

im highly offended by that.

Exactly. I wonder if Robin Williams uses a Mac?

 

[DoFoT9]

Exactly. I wonder if Robin Williams uses a Mac?

he would want to hope so, after what he said about australians..

its ok though, we have more content to bag americans


he got his sports mixed up though, he should do his research more.

 

[OldMike]

Although they may not be dropping the Mac, it definitely appears Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer) has told their computer division (both pro and consumer) to get in the back seat, sit down and keep quiet!

 

[gwsat]

Although they may not be dropping the Mac, it definitely appears Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer) has told their computer division (both pro and consumer) to get in the back seat, sit down and keep quiet!

Yeah, I have to keep reminding myself that Apple started out as a computer company.

 

[Herrow]

Not even the least bit funny, australians have a terrible sense of humor.

lmao!