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Originally Posted by alefor
I wonder why Entourage is so tight-lipped about everything. It is this lack of information that I find most disturbing, and in my opinion, does not bode well for the future. Even with Apple, well-known for being tight-lipped, people seem to find out (although not from company sources) what is coming down the line. Is the reason that we have no information from Entourage about what's coming down the line.... is it the fact that NOTHING is coming down the line?
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Osborne Syndrome: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away Osborne Computers pre-announced a new model which resulted in killing sales of the old model. The new model was delayed, so with no sales the company became a financial lawn dart.
People find out about stuff in Apple, because it is a much bigger company with many more employees and so there are more opportunities for information to leak out.
Since Apple is a much bigger company (that also happens to have a large fan following that will buy anything with the Apple logo), it can afford a little information leakage without experiencing the Osborne Syndrome.
If Entourage announced new hardware that replaces the current models and they don't have their timing and inventory control right they could screw themselves with a new announcement.