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Wednesday, October 06, 2004
Barred From the Apple Store
Wired:Last week, Apple barred webmaster Robert Morgan from using the Macs at his local Apple Store as a performance test lab -- right after Morgan published tests results for the iMac G5 that contradict Apple's claims for the machine.
Conducted on a display iMac at the Fashion Valley store in San Diego, the tests' results implied the machine is only moderately faster than its predecessor, the Luxo-lamp iMac G4.
But according to Apple, the iMac G5 is three times faster than the previous model.
Morgan's results sparked a minor storm of controversy on the web. His results were widely linked on Mac websites and hotly debated on forums.
"The new iMac G5 is a wonderful machine. I'm just concerned that the advantage over the previous model has been overstated," Morgan said.
And then last week, he received an e-mail from the local Apple Store containing the line, "I have some bad news." The note said the store would no longer be available for equipment testing. Morgan said the ban came from Apple HQ in a "policy memo." Apple confirmed that Morgan is no longer allowed to test store machines, but strongly denied the ban is related to Morgan's iMac G5 test results. Thanks Mikael.
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