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30-01-03, 05:40 AM
Wednesday, January 29, 2003 _
Bush Fails To Mention New PowerMacs In State Of The Union Address.
In a disappointment to Macintosh users everywhere, President George W. Bush failed to mention Apple's update to the PowerMac line in his state of the union address Tuesday night.
Crazy Apple Rumors Site hosted a focus group of 3 Macintosh loyalists, one a Republican, one a Democrat and one an independent, to watch the address and provide feedback afterwards.
"Jeez, I thought for sure he'd mention either Firewire 800 or Airport Extreme," said independent voter Stan Charleton. "They're just so cool. I don't know how he could not mention them. I know I can't stop talking about them."
"He seemed awfully preoccupied with that Iraq thing," chimed in Nancy Garvey, a Democrat. "Clearly it's distracted him from domestic issues. Like the faster processors in the new PowerMacs. I would have liked to hear more about them."
Republican Mark Trelane added "At one point I thought I heard him say 'Mac' but it was probably 'Iraq'.
"But that [Washington State Governor] Gary Locke guy didn't mention the new PowerMacs in his rebuttal, either, so..."
"That's why it's discouraging for young voters these days," Charleton noted. "When our country's leaders aren't paying attention to our vital concerns, like the difference between DDR266 and DDR333 SDRAM, it makes you think, well, why should I vote?"
Trelane speculated that Bush might hold a separate press conference concerning the PowerMacs.
"They only came out Tuesday. He probably didn't have time to review the specs before the speech."
Garvey felt Bush should have used Apple's price cut on the PowerMacs as an example of American business helping out the little guy in tough economic times.
"I mean, it's still too expensive for me, but I thought that was really nice. But, I guess the 'president' just didn't feel it was worth his time. Whatever."
posted by CARS Staff | 1/29/2003
Bush Fails To Mention New PowerMacs In State Of The Union Address.
In a disappointment to Macintosh users everywhere, President George W. Bush failed to mention Apple's update to the PowerMac line in his state of the union address Tuesday night.
Crazy Apple Rumors Site hosted a focus group of 3 Macintosh loyalists, one a Republican, one a Democrat and one an independent, to watch the address and provide feedback afterwards.
"Jeez, I thought for sure he'd mention either Firewire 800 or Airport Extreme," said independent voter Stan Charleton. "They're just so cool. I don't know how he could not mention them. I know I can't stop talking about them."
"He seemed awfully preoccupied with that Iraq thing," chimed in Nancy Garvey, a Democrat. "Clearly it's distracted him from domestic issues. Like the faster processors in the new PowerMacs. I would have liked to hear more about them."
Republican Mark Trelane added "At one point I thought I heard him say 'Mac' but it was probably 'Iraq'.
"But that [Washington State Governor] Gary Locke guy didn't mention the new PowerMacs in his rebuttal, either, so..."
"That's why it's discouraging for young voters these days," Charleton noted. "When our country's leaders aren't paying attention to our vital concerns, like the difference between DDR266 and DDR333 SDRAM, it makes you think, well, why should I vote?"
Trelane speculated that Bush might hold a separate press conference concerning the PowerMacs.
"They only came out Tuesday. He probably didn't have time to review the specs before the speech."
Garvey felt Bush should have used Apple's price cut on the PowerMacs as an example of American business helping out the little guy in tough economic times.
"I mean, it's still too expensive for me, but I thought that was really nice. But, I guess the 'president' just didn't feel it was worth his time. Whatever."
posted by CARS Staff | 1/29/2003