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Apple Accidentally Leaks 'MacBook Neo' (www.macrumors.com)
submitted 18 hours ago by mudkip@lemdro.id to c/technology@lemmy.world
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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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[–] capuccino@lemmy.world 18 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

"accidentally"

Edit: Have fun and change Apple for any other company to see those "accidental" leaks

[–] artyom@piefed.social 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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 11 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

Not really no. It doesn't build hype.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

WHAT!? 🤣

[–] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

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 -3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

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 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

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 0 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

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 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

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 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

"controlled leak" being the operative phrase there.

[–] wholookshere@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

What do you think an intentional leak is?