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:: Mile-high flub ::
Thursday, June 24, 2004
 Thanks to Lufthansa, who are forward-thinking enough to include Wi-Fi on some select flights (other airlines: please, please, please imitate this), Apple is touting how easy it is to have a quick video conference seven miles in the sky.
It’s a long flight from Munich to San Francisco, even non-stop. But recently two enterprising Apple product managers cut the distance dramatically with a few at-hand tools: iChat AV, iSight, 17-inch PowerBook G4, a Boeing 777 and an orbiting satellite.
Well that's just great - seeing as video conferencing has caught on like wildfire (I mean, do you know anyone who doesn't use videoconferencing for everyday tasks, like ordering take-out or contacting the wife from a strip club claiming to be working late?), I'm sure this will herald a new age of ubiquitous mobile presence.
Except: that impressive shot out the cabin window shows two engines, and the ostensible aircraft in question only has one per wing. Probably a simple copy error, but still...
(thanks to MemeFirst for the link)
UPDATE: Stefan digs around to find it's in fact an Airbus A340. Why must Apple PR copywriters turn this announcement into a house of lies?
SON OF UPDATE: Setfan pinged them with an email and they changed it. Behold the mighty power of reader feedback.
Posted by morland @ 12:55 PM
:: Comments ::
The members of the cult of the mac will deny this until their last breath of air has been used up. watch out, morland.
Posted by: the guy who lived in vail on June 24, 2004 04:10 PM
i'm fairly new to the cult of the mac (only a couple of years now), but membership does have its priveleges. steve jobs recently presided over my marriage to my 7th virginal wife. we're not talking about fat, ugly, mountain-dwelling mormon polygamy here. this is college-educated, east coast, hipster polygamy. and it's hot.
so if apple says it's a 777, it's a damn 777. now if you'll excuse me, i'm going to get mixed up in a little 7 on 1 action.
Posted by: dr. glasses on June 24, 2004 06:38 PM
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