I hear you guys, but dissenters are usually taken round the back and despatched swiftly. Be warned ;)

hehe and soon the conspiracy theories will start about someone who has posted the pictures, only for them to be removed by the moderators....

jldmelb wrote:

So is this the first instance of Beoworld not wanting to offend B&O because they're now a sponser to the site? Is this where we bow down and apologise to the B&O gods?

This is meant to be an enthusiasts site consisting of paid and unpaid members. Enthusiasts are generally more keen to see product images before they're meant to. Enthusiasts on a non corporate site should be able to discuss and share freely whatever they like, including things such as pre-release information and photos. We shouldn't be deciding what we post for fear of offending B&O.

Let's get back to being an enthusiasts site, and not tow the B&O company line anymore.

Alternatively, lets ask the paid and unpaid members of the site whether we want to be a B&O site or a Beoworld site. Majority vote wins. If we choose to stay as the Beoworld site, we should be able to post what we like. If we choose to become a B&O site, then everyone should be refunded the monies they have paid and the site should be handed over to B&O to be run ergo bye bye Beoworld.....

+1

We have not been sent any photos to post. I understand that there are some photo-shopped ones doing the rounds which can be found and I believe that some of the members here have passed them around amongst themselves. I am not sure that seeing them would add a great deal and would simply irritate B&O - I would rather have a decent collection of photos and accurate information when it arrives. No conspiracy here!

Doctor wrote:

We have not been sent any photos to post. I understand that there are some photo-shopped ones doing the rounds which can be found and I believe that some of the members here have passed them around amongst themselves. I am not sure that seeing them would add a great deal and would simply irritate B&O - I would rather have a decent collection of photos and accurate information when it arrives. No conspiracy here!

Apples marketing dep. is actually initiating photoshop created images through blogs to create buzz around a new product. People start to discuss about it ,but it never ruins the real product itself. We have seen here at beoworld only one computer generated image so far and a patent drawing. This is beoworld.org ,what would it be-  without rumours,without photoshop images, without leaked pictures ?

As its about 2 years late, leaking photos 2 weeks can only be a good thing.

As stated - the moderators on this site have not removed or censored any pictures. We have seen teh patent pictures posted - which are very accurate - and we know of other pictures, which look like a photoshopped version of the patent pictures elsewhere. The dealers now have access to the Christmas leaflets which have proper pictures.

:D - only 2 years late!!! I say 5!

Just for the record, B&O don't 'sponsor' BeoWorld !!   Never has one pound, Kroner or Euro in sponsorship money passed from B&O to BeoWorld - ever.

And i've already emailed B&O to say images are doing the rounds on the net and could end up on BeoWorld.

All we wish to do is be cordial and civil to the brand we are all here to enthuse about, not screw up product launches they spend hundreds of thousands of pounds on.  That said, as mentioned, i emailed B&O yesterday to say images were doing the rounds and it's the dealers who let them out who should be under the spotlight, not us.

Lee

Lee, one suggestion that could please most:

Have a dedicated forum for rumours and new products that is reserved to Bronze and Gold members. That would allow us fans to discuss, while keeping things away from the larger public.