Mick Ring wrote:
> It's important to note that nobody is being "banned" from the show -
> they are just not getting *free* press passes. In my opinion, many
> of these websites are not journalistic in nature and so don't
> deserve press passes.
Well, that's your opinion, yes. I'm sure the folks at GraphicPower that have
now pretty much given up on Apple would tend to disagree.
Plus, we're not just talking about being denied an application for a press
pass. We're talking about being approved, being told that you will get a free
pass, and then being told only a week before-hand that an "error" occurred and
that they were accidentally approved before. Then they get lied to for a
while about who has decided that they cannot go and why.
Of course, for only $1000 they can now attend. Gee -- thanks.
> But you're right in that they don't like being scooped. Of course,
> it really isn't about "stealing thunder" but about reducing sales
> of existing models based on information about future models.
Indeed. I'm sure that there are more than a few of us on the list that wished
someone would have "scooped" Apple on their MP2000/MP2100 transition
announcements... We needed some more "rumor sites" back then. :)
- John...
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