Are these Apple’s 2009 Black Friday deals?
According to purportedly leaked documents on the tech rumor site Boy Genius Report, Apple is gearing up to offer a series of a variety of bargains on products from iPods to MacBooks.
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Apple’s 2009 Black Friday deals by Dan Ackerman Font size Print E-mail Share 36
comments According to purportedly leaked documents on the tech rumor site Boy
Genius Report Apple is gearing up to offer a series of post-Thanksgiving
bargains on products from iPods to MacBooks The deal allegedly good only on
November 27 lists up to discounts of 30 percent on iPods excluding the Shuffle
and iPhone 25 percent on Mac laptops and desktops and 15-percent on accessories
software and other hardware The Boy Genius Report Web site says One of our
connects just hit us up with some intriguing Apple information According to them
what you see detailed above is a shot of Apple’s yearly Black Friday deals It’s
reported to be something Apple will email out shortly Of course with the vague
use of up to and no specific products listed we can’t be sure if these will be
good deals or not But if you’re interested in being the first in line to check
them out the leaked doc also says that select Apple stores will be opening at 6
a_m on November 27 Credit Boy Genius Report New York native Dan Ackerman a
former radio DJ turned journalist has written about technology and music for
publications including Spin Blender The Hollywood Reporter and USA Today He
hosts the weekly Digital City podcast and the New York edition of Editors Office
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I guess we’ll just have to wait and see Like this Reply to this comment by
slickuser November 17 2009 11:26 AM PST keyword is upto Like this by SegWayne
November 18 2009 8:11 AM PST I’m betting that’s up to 25% off of MSRP which
always 25% or more above real world prices___If it’s true however and there are
actual good deals on machines I will be buying myself a new machine come Black
Friday_Wayne HuntSegWayne_com Like this by Dani210 November 18 2009 9:20 PM PST
lol it would be funny if apple did post that pic anyways cuz they were too lazy
to change it and so those would be the deals Like this by SactoGuy018 November
17 2009 10:53 AM PST If it’s 30% off on the 6_5G iPod classic 160 GB I’m all in
Like this Reply to this comment by darkebinary November 17 2009 11:01 AM PST I
love these advertising people Big Print 30% of all iPods Small Print except
these ones Maybe someone needs to look all up in the dictionary It isn’t just
Apple either I see stuff like this all over the place around the holidays Like
this Reply to this comment by kaibelf November 17 2009 11:20 AM PST They are
just protecting themselves from people claiming that the iPhone and Shuffle are
true iPods which they really aren’t Like this by ejhayes76 November 17 2009
11:24 AM PST Isn’t the iPod Shuffle and iPod_Its freaking name is IPOD
Shuffle”Apple is being sneaking once again Like this by Perry_Clease November 17
2009 11:28 AM PST It isn’t just Apple either I see stuff like this all over the
place around the holidays_”This isn’t Apple’s ad at least not yet Like this by
Ray180 November 17 2009 11:30 AM PST I agree They shouldn’t say all iPods unless
they mean all regardless of any footnotes or asterisks They could have easily
said select iPods and been done with it But they’d rather go for the flashy
wording even though it’s shady Booo Apple To the other reply how is the shuffle
not a true iPod It’s called the iPod shuffle on Apple’s website However I don’t
consider the iPhone to be part of the iPod line I’m sure the iPod Touches won’t
be in the 30% off category Heck this is probably a fake anyway so all of this is
moot Like this by shycelticwitch November 17 2009 11:02 AM PST 25% off all Macs
would put them almost in the same price range as competitors I see a lot of
people making that switch this holiday season Which will convince Apple that a
modest pricing adjustment will net them more market share especially in the
business sector I just convinced a very large mortgage company to replace 152 of
160 PCs with iMacs and MacPro desktops How did I do it I invited them to see my
smaller network 32 Macs/2PCs and spent 2 hours showing them how easy it was to
manage Why were they even looking to change Their Windows based server dumped 68
GB of sensitive files with no warning and no reason Only 7 GB was recovered
Diagnosis Operating system error Imagine that Oh and their specially developed
software they used on the Windows network was recoded for the Mac in less than
72 hours and in such a way that it is compatible with files created in the
Windows version They are now considering switching their other 21 offices around
the country a few at a time_Apple sit up and take notice here it IS a tough
thing convincing people to spend all that money on something they think isn’t
any better than what they have now Stop with the MS bashing commercials for a
while and SHOW these people WHY we stick by you so vehemently And cut those
prices back a little ON EVERYTHING But not too much 35% of the market share
should do it We don’t want to steal away EVERYTHING from MS especially the
hackers)_Time machine is a beautiful thing Like this Reply to this comment by
Vegaman_Dan November 17 2009 11:24 AM PST ShyCelticWitch Dropping the price of a
$999 entry level notebook to $750 would be about right to compete with other
models on the market The rest of the notebook and desktop line would have to
drop probably a good 40% to really make price concious shoppers make that sort
of leap though I’m curious how your accomplishment to replace your company’s
systems with all Macs will affect their performance Since Apple doesn’t let you
service them yourself and there are no field techs who Apple will certify for
repairing the equipment any and all hardware repairs such as HDD replacements
require sending the entire unit in to the nearest service center which means you
personally have to take downtime to do it or ship it in In any case you’re
looking at a week typically fo downtime for that unit With HP Dell Toshiba
Lenovo etc all those running Windows or Linux you can get a replacement part by
the next morning Compare those downtimes 1 week versus 24 hours THAT is a very
strong reason why Apple isn’t in the enterprise market Will your company be
happy with the increased downtime and production loss as a result Only time will
tell That’s just a hard drive replacement which all computers face issues with
You can’t get around that by just slapping an Apple label on it and hope it
lives longer You’re right that Apple would benefit from advertising what their
product CAN do as opposed to attacking the competitor Even Verizon Droid picked
up on that and just promotes what their phone OS can do that the iPhone cannot
You have stated in the past you weren’t biased in any way and didn’t promote
Apple in particular Your comments here would suggest otherwise Time Machine is
pretty neat Time Capsule on the hand is a Time Bomb Like this by KillersDad
November 17 2009 11:46 AM PST Vegaman_DanNot sure about your assertions_I can
name 3 Apple Authorized Service Centers within 8 miles of my home that can get
Apple Parts overnight for repairs to my machines One of these centers has a tech
who immediately benches my MacBook when I walk in and gets the parts needed
ordered within 1 hour of my arrival I’m never down 24 hours I’ve not had an
issue with my last 3 PowerBooks and MacBooks but they still offer GREAT SERVICE
around the corner Like this by Renegade Knight November 17 2009 12:44 PM PST MS
does seem to have an amazing ablity to scramble data files at random I’ve lost
months of work and though a dumb mistake on my part killed my back up thanks to
OS errors Unfortunatly the Mac solution takes more time to get going and then
it’s less workable for my needs because of incompatabilites Like this by
Renegade Knight November 17 2009 12:45 PM PST MS does seem to have an amazing
ablity to scramble data files at random I’ve lost months of work and though a
dumb mistake on my part killed my back up thanks to OS errors Unfortunatly the
Mac solution takes more time to get going and then it’s less workable for my
needs because of incompatabilites I agree 25% puts them in striking distance of
the Windows computers that have the same quality as Apple The Mac tax exists but
it’s not like 1987 anymore Like this by shycelticwitch November 17 2009 1:30 PM
PST VegemiteSandwichDan I defer to KillersDad it is just as easy to get parts
for the Mac as it is any other PC If you think otherwise then you’re misinformed
As for servicing them I gotta chuckle at your comments Considering that they
might have one or two systems out of 152 that need service in a year’s time I
hardly think it will put a dent in the 35% productivity increase they’ve enjoyed
since the switch Your insistence that Macs are slower and more problematic tells
me that you haven’t spent anywhere near as much time using them as you
claim_There is a difference between bias and preference I use what works best
for me and like many others I have found a way to make Macs just as productive
in the workplace If that bothers you I am sorry but I will continue to educate
others in this matter With this mortgage company as a model I expect it will get
easier as time goes on_AND NO DAN the mortgage company belongs to a client I
still own my design co-op as it says in my profile which I updated JUST FOR YOU
since you can’t seem to remember facts LOL Like this by lazycat202 November 17
2009 2:37 PM PST if my video card goes dead:30 mins to MicroCenter30 mins get
back home30 mins to replace video card_happy life Like this by lazycat202
November 17 2009 5:07 PM PST shycelticwitch very impressive i can’t imagine
whole enterprise is switching from Win to MacOS without any issues at all
Moreover IT departments don’t need any kind of trainings Very impressive!I’m
thinking to recode all of my networking tools to Mac compatible and hire above
IT guys to run my hospitality hotels chain networks Psttt!If you lost files It’s
YOUR FAULT and YOUR FAULT only Don’t blame on other things OS hardware software
stuffs It’s not going to work Like this by shycelticwitch November 18 2009 6:58
AM PST LOL LazyCat Don’t knock it til you’ve actually done it I never said no
issues I never said IT wasn’t necessary On my network no I can manage the small
issues that do arise myself On their network with that many machines YES But
they only need ONE Mac IT person and that person has spent most of his time so
far upgrading to new printers and adding them on their network His actual time
spent troubleshooting systems or network is about 20% The business in question
is NOT my business it belongs to one of my design clients THEY are the ones who
lost files and THEY had the MS IT guys 9 of them for 160 PCs Those are the MS
wonderboys who claim that that the OS lost their data_Every comment you make
further reserves your place in the Hall of Flame Like this by shycelticwitch
November 18 2009 7:01 AM PST PS Video card goes out has never happened to me
yet)1 Go to Best Buy2 Buy new card3 Install and continue working_You got me beat
on time it’s a 40 minute round trip to Best Buy_Any other monumental claims you
want to make Like this by stickfu November 19 2009 5:24 AM PST shyDon t mind
lazycat he s just trolling for attention thats all Like this See more comment
replies by Dust_Puppy November 17 2009 11:11 AM PST Oh kay fanboi down there
Find another laptop with a P7550 processor and a cheaper price and buy it I know
I’ve been trying to_It’s phony Whether wishful thinking or malicious joke this
is BS The mainstream and fringe media already picked this up and debunked it:1
Poor photochop most of the ad is polished and the banner at the left looks like
well I did it_2 Last year’s BF ads were abysmal with apple3 This year’s BF ads
are really sparse from most vendors 4 iPods are NEVER 30% offI’m with EVERYONE
for wishing it’s true so much so I’m not going to pull the trigger on a laptop
until black friday but when T6600 laptops aren’t dipping much under $600 I don’t
see a P7550 going for $750 in a non-Apple brand let alone Apple Like this Reply
to this comment by Chapmaniac November 17 2009 12:48 PM PST LOL An Apple
discount You guys are killing me Like this Reply to this comment by lovembbw
November 17 2009 12:57 PM PST DON?T YOU SEE Apple is selling the store in prep
for The Tablet Makes sense right There will no longer be any laptops or desktops
because The Tablet will do it all It will also be your phone your TV your game
console your secret lover Oh that?s it Lift your browser Show me your apps It?s
okay I wont hurt you Me big American man Who is the numbskull putting this out
Here try faking this it?ll be an easier sell French government confirms We have
decided to be pro-active and are bravely surrendering preemptively to Iran and
anyone else with a sharpened stick Like this Reply to this comment by joodi3k
November 17 2009 1:19 PM PST The In-Store Gift Wrapping is the tell Like this
Reply to this comment by jfalsken November 17 2009 3:02 PM PST Even with those
discounts They are over rated and over priced Like this Reply to this comment by
kevinchen22 November 17 2009 6:15 PM PST Easily faked And I think it could be
because the ribbon is not straight and Apple would want it to be straight Just
look at their latest e-mail promo for the MBP Plus the font smoothing isn?t
quite right Not the same algorithm Apple uses Like this Reply to this comment by
kevinchen22 November 17 2009 6:21 PM PST Easily faked And I think it could be
because the ribbon is not straight and Apple would want it to be straight Just
look at their latest e-mail promo for the MBP Plus the font smoothing isn?t
quite right Not the same algorithm Apple uses_To add to the insult And the
asterisk at the bottom right has a space after it and the AM in 6 AM should not
be superscripted and In-store gift-wrapping available doesn?t sound very
Apple-like and there is no tagline Like this Reply to this comment by alnuwaysir
November 18 2009 3:41 AM PST What about mac book pro Also what about education
price Like this Reply to this comment by pricef November 18 2009 4:27 AM PST
Tell me about Apples AirPort Express and all the other Wi Fi bits for home
net-works Thanks pricefw Like this Reply to this comment by Alegoo92 November 18
2009 6:03 AM PST This isn’t a real Apple ad I’ve seen that swirling apple logo
as a desktop background before /Apple’s Black Friday deals are never impressive
anyway Like this Reply to this comment by RealityOncall November 18 2009 7:16 AM
PST This looks rather fishy to me not designed like most other Apple ads Like
this Reply to this comment by Mr_Whippy November 18 2009 3:19 PM PST 25% off an
iMac Do they ship overseas Like this Reply to this comment by Mr_Whippy November
18 2009 3:27 PM PST lovmbbw Blind people still need keyboards Yes they do use
computers too I remember a Stevie Wonder interview probably on the Tube
somewhere and he was saying yes the iPhone might be great but there is no way a
blind person can enjoy it I’m not saying the tablet isn’t coming just a bigger
ipod/phone but keyboards will still be around for a while at least until they
can workout tactile feedback or whatever on the touch screens Like this Reply to
this comment by SkateNY November 18 2009 11:07 PM PST Take a reality check_With
or without the discount Apple has demonstrated such a strong brand recognition
that they have nothing to worry about regarding their holiday sales_If nothing
else the possibility will bring even more people to the hugely successful Apple
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