I’m not one to sit around all day and come up with wild conspiracy theories (though I could tell you a tale about JFK) but here’s something that has been bugging me since yesterday afternoon. What are the odds that the FCC would announce approval of the iPhone just a day after the false story regarding a delay of the iPhone?
The whole thing just doesn’t sit right with me. First, the memo was spoofed very well. It fooled the guys over at Engadget, and they’re one of the biggest tech blogs around. So although it is possible that someone with skill just made this up, I’m willing to bet that it did in fact come from someone inside of Apple. But was it planned by the execs, or even the marketing team? Or was it just some overzealous employee wanting to see how much they could stir things up?
I don’t see an employee doing it of their own accord for the fun of it. If caught, they would be at the very least fired, but likely they would also find themselves facing a lawsuit. So I now turn my thoughts to the idea of a premeditated memo. News of the iPhone is still out there, but there hasn’t been a big breaking story that catches everyone’s eye lately. Now if the iPhone were delayed, everyone would cover that story, right? Well they did, and you know what they say, “no press is bad press.”
So onto the second piece of the conspiracy puzzle, the FCC approval that came only a day later. Some might say it was a coincidence, but in my experience, there’s no such thing as a coincidence. Besides, Apple tends to have some sway over at the FCC. After all, they have managed to keep them quiet about many of the details surrounding the iPhone already. How much of a stretch would it be to find out the exact date they would release the approval documents?
So if one were to believe that Apple knew exactly when the FCC would announce the iPhone’s approval, then there is no doubt that Apple would want everyone to be looking in their direction when the documents became public. So they set into motion one of the biggest breaking stories we’ve seen yet: the iPhone has been delayed several months. Apple knows that there are probably an equal amount of people waiting for the phone to fail as there are wanting it to succeed. So with that thought, good news of the iPhone is going to be covered by many outlets, but very bad news will be covered by nearly all major media sources.
So now all Apple has to do is have someone let loose a memo into the wild with falsified information regarding the iPhone’s delay. Then they can sit back and watch the bad press roll in. Of course when questioned about it they will deny everything and state that it was indeed falsified information. Their stock then drops which causes everyone to turn their head. Before you know it, everyone is looking for any shred of evidence that would let them believe that the iPhone is in fact still on schedule.
Then out of nowhere, a light shines from the heavens. The FCC has approved the iPhone! There can’t be anything stopping it from being released now. So, while the public eye is still fixed upon Apple, they come out with some of the best news yet. Now everyone knows it, and they’re excited about it.
So was it all a huge conspiracy? I don’t know, it seems like a bit of a stretch either way. Like I said, the whole thing just doesn’t sit right with me. It wouldn’t surprise me if Steve Jobs planned out the whole thing himself. After all, he was the second gunman on the grassy knoll.
Did anyone from Apple purchase more stock after the “false” memo caused the price to momentarily decline?
Or were stock options awarded? I say, follow the money.
Mac rules.
“Before you know it, everyone is looking for any shred of evidence that would let them believe that the iPhone is in fact still on schedule.”
The story quoting an official Apple spokesperson that said the earlier release was not issued by Apple was enough for me. This was prior to the FCC news, which apparently Apple runs now.
Oh and Engagdet has never been known to make a mistake. Or Dan Rather. Or any journalist for that matter. You get too caught up in trying to be first and look what happens. Haste makes waste, or so the story goes.
“Besides, Apple tends to have some sway over at the FCC. After all, they have managed to keep them quiet about many of the details surrounding the iPhone already. ”
Do you even know what the FCC does or how it operates? It must be nice to have the time to come up with schemes like this.
HIGHLY doubtful – that announcement killed $4B in market cap for APPL during that brief stint; a fraud which the SEC would be all over.
Conspiracy theory – was it all just an elaborate plan by Apple?
I’m not one to sit around all day and come up with wild conspiracy theories (though I could tell you a tale about JFK) but here’s something that has been bugging me since yesterday afternoon. What are the odds that the FCC would announce approval of the iPhone just a day after the false story regarding a delay of the iPhone?
The whole thing just doesn’t sit right with me. First, the memo was spoofed very well. It fooled the guys over at Engadget, and they’re one of the biggest tech blogs around. So although it is possible that someone with skill just made this up, I’m willing to bet that it did in fact come from someone inside of Apple.
But was it planned by the execs, or even the marketing team? Or was it just some overzealous employee wanting to see how much they could stir things up?
I don’t see an employee doing it of their own accord for the fun of it. If caught, they would be at the very least fired, but likely they would also find themselves facing a lawsuit. So I now turn my thoughts to the idea of a premeditated memo. News of the iPhone is still out there, but there hasn’t been a big breaking story that catches everyone’s eye lately. Now if the iPhone were delayed, everyone would cover that story, right? Well they did, and you know what they say, “no press is bad press.”
So onto the second piece of the conspiracy puzzle, the FCC approval that came only a day later. Some might say it was a coincidence, but in my experience, there’s no such thing as a coincidence.
Besides, Apple tends to have some sway over at the FCC. After all, they have managed to keep them quiet about many of the details surrounding the iPhone already. How much of a stretch would it be to find out the exact date they would release the approval documents?
So if one were to believe that Apple knew exactly when the FCC would announce the iPhone’s approval, then there is no doubt that Apple would want everyone to be looking in their direction when the documents became public.
So they set into motion one of the biggest breaking stories we’ve seen yet: the iPhone has been delayed several months. Apple knows that there are probably an equal amount of people waiting for the phone to fail as there are wanting it to succeed. So with that thought, good news of the iPhone is going to be covered by many outlets, but very bad news will be covered by nearly all major media sources.
So now all Apple has to do is have someone let loose a memo into the wild with falsified information regarding the iPhone’s delay. Then they can sit back and watch the bad press roll in. Of course when questioned about it they will deny everything and state that it was indeed falsified information. Their stock then drops which causes everyone to turn their head. Before you know it, everyone is looking for any shred of evidence that would let them believe that the iPhone is in fact still on schedule.
Then out of nowhere, a light shines from the heavens. The FCC has approved the iPhone! There can’t be anything stopping it from being released now. So, while the public eye is still fixed upon Apple, they come out with some of the best news yet. Now everyone knows it, and they’re excited about it.
So was it all a huge conspiracy? I don’t know, it seems like a bit of a stretch either way. Like I said, the whole thing just doesn’t sit right with me. It wouldn’t surprise me if Steve Jobs planned out the whole thing himself. After all, he was the second gunman on the grassy knoll.
Wow. It’s amazing how lazy people are when they spend the time to write out huge lengthy speculative essays, and absolutely no time to actually research anything they’re talking about. –Especially when its clear this is something they really needed to do. Things seem so much more questionable when people question them.
im sorry but I think you’re full of crap. why would apple want to lose that much money? the iphone doesn’t need anymore publicity, at this point the only thing that could really stimulate more interest in the iphone is a solid release date.
Just to clear the air a little bit, this article was intended to make you stop and think about the recent events that have happened at Apple. The whole thing is a little odd, and I think that it’s strange that the two events happened so close together.
Most conspiracy theories are pretty far-fetched, and this one is no different. Do I think that Apple would go that far to just pull off a marketing stunt? As I stated in the article, I think it is a bit of a stretch, I respect them far too much as a company to really believe that they would do that to us. Like people have said, the iPhone doesn’t need any help in the marketing department.
I was hoping my “second gunman on the grassy knoll” comment would be enough to let you know that the article should be taken in a light-hearted manner, but it’s good to see that so many people are ready to back Apple up with guns blazing. It’s people like you that keeps Apple going strong.