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Apple Accidentally Leaks 'MacBook Neo' (www.macrumors.com)
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Apple appears to have prematurely revealed the name of its rumored lower-cost MacBook model, which is expected to be announced this Wednesday. A regulatory document for a "MacBook Neo" (Model A3404) has appeared on Apple's website. Unfortunately, there are no further details or images available yet. While the PDF file does not contain the "MacBook Neo" name, it briefly appeared in a link on Apple's regulatory website for EU compliance purposes.

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[-] artyom@piefed.social 14 points 2 months ago

Not sure what your point is. Apple notoriously works really hard to keep all this stuff under wraps. They even sue the people who leak them. The fact that people are reporting on the leak is supposed to somehow suggest that it wasn't an accident?

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

When the product is ready to be put on sale a good marketing strategy it's that "was leaked". As you say, Apple is a big company that has very strong security metrics, that's why nothing is leaked when is in development, those are the true leaks (like the GTA VI leak). If I read right, the product it's going to be announced this wednesday and was "leaked" to make people talk about it. It's just some kind of engagement bait.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

Is it not an equally good marketing strategy to just release the product?

[-] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not really no. It doesn't build hype.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

WHAT!? 🤣

[-] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 months ago

do you really think marketing starts at a launch? people have to know what's going to be announced to be excited to watch.

of course leaks are a part of that.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

do you really think marketing starts at a launch?

Generally, yeah?

people have to know what's going to be announced to be excited to watch.

Yeah, and everyone knew there was a MacBook Air in that manila envelope, right? 🤔

[-] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No, it starts months before with teases and leaks.

Also like, you agree you knew what was in the envelope, you think that was an accident?

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I didn't know. Maybe you had insider information but most of us did not know, no.

You're using your own idea that the leaks were intentional to bolster your idea that the leaks are intentional...

[-] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago
[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

I realize some companies do this. But Apple does a lot of things differently from other companies, and they clearly try very hard to keep a lid on upcoming products.

[-] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The last section specifically calls out an apple example

Provoking, the fourth type of leak, involves companies leaking truthful information in the hopes of obtaining useful information. In "How Apple Does Controlled Leaks" John Martellaro suggests that before launching the iPad, Apple may have released tablet information early for several reasons including wanting to gauge reaction to a US$1,000 price point; to panic or confuse competitors; or to whet analyst expectations. Hannah et al. caution that provoking could backfire if affected parties act on information they assume to be final but that subsequently turns out not to be, negatively affecting a company's reputation.

Source in article

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

"controlled leak" being the operative phrase there.

[-] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 months ago

What do you think an intentional leak is?

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