Comments on: Apple: A Ship That Leaks From the Top? http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081015/apple-a-ship-that-leaks-from-the-top/ by John Paczkowski Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Charles Miller http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081015/apple-a-ship-that-leaks-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-3016 Charles Miller Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:09:09 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=6828#comment-3016 The quote comes from the 80's British TV series, Yes Minister: "The ship of state, Bernard, is the only ship that leaks from the top." <a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yes_Minister#On_the_Press" rel="nofollow">Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby</a>. The quote comes from the 80’s British TV series, Yes Minister:

“The ship of state, Bernard, is the only ship that leaks from the top.” Nigel Hawthorne as Sir Humphrey Appleby.

]]> By: Sam Harrison http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081015/apple-a-ship-that-leaks-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-3015 Sam Harrison Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:45:11 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=6828#comment-3015 steve jobs as magician is getting old he had a few hat tricks but now it's all hat and no rabbit steve jobs as magician is getting old

he had a few hat tricks but now it’s all hat and no rabbit

]]> By: Mac Beach http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081015/apple-a-ship-that-leaks-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Mac Beach Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:39:44 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=6828#comment-3014 Ultimately the company succeeds or fails based on actual products, not rumors on way or the other. Furthermore, initial sales success can be more than overcome by production and design issues. Better to have a product that doesn't sell well than one that is a huge hit only to have most of them come back for repair. I'm more concern (for Apple) about these new laptop's QC and design than whether they sell well or not. Ultimately the company succeeds or fails based on actual products, not rumors on way or the other.

Furthermore, initial sales success can be more than overcome by production and design issues. Better to have a product that doesn’t sell well than one that is a huge hit only to have most of them come back for repair.

I’m more concern (for Apple) about these new laptop’s QC and design than whether they sell well or not.

]]> By: I’m shocked to find rumors going on here — mathewingram.com/work http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081015/apple-a-ship-that-leaks-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-3011 I’m shocked to find rumors going on here — mathewingram.com/work Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:02:14 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=6828#comment-3011 [...] and the huge interest in new products is a recipe for a rumor-fest (something Apple seems to have become resigned to). There are dozens of sites that exist solely to propagate rumors about what Apple is up to, and 90 [...] [...] and the huge interest in new products is a recipe for a rumor-fest (something Apple seems to have become resigned to). There are dozens of sites that exist solely to propagate rumors about what Apple is up to, and 90 [...]

]]> By: neal doughty http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20081015/apple-a-ship-that-leaks-from-the-top/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 neal doughty Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:40:38 +0000 http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/?p=6828#comment-3008 The problem is, the leaks are not accurate. They are designed to raise expectations beyond what Apple will actually announce––$799 MacBook?––and seem like stock manipulation to me. The problem is, the leaks are not accurate. They are designed to raise expectations beyond what Apple will actually announce––$799 MacBook?––and seem like stock manipulation to me.

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