Mac Fan Plots Silent Protest at Macworld

In response to Apple's lack of presence at future Macworld shows, one fan has suggested a silent protest at the company's last expo.

Some Mac fans are mad as hell, and they’re not going to take it anymore. Their method of protest? Silence.

After Apple announced on Tuesday that it would officially be abstaining from an appearing at the Macworld expo after this year, Mac faithful have been expressing their disappointment in the company quite vocally on the Web. And Lesa Snider King, a Mac fan who actually got married at Macworld, has taken it to another level.

Through her Web site, SilentKeynote.com, King has been promoting a silent protest at this year’s Macworld. “By announcing their departure from this beloved show hosted by IDG, Apple is sending a message to the entire community–professionals, hobbyists, media, Mac User Groups, and even IDG themselves–that they care nothing for the community who supported them through thick and thin,” she wrote.

The solution? Let Steve Jobs’ replacement bomb. “While Phil Schiller is on the stage, let there be no applause, no whistling… just utter and complete silence,” she suggests.

While we’ll have to wait until Macworld to see whether anything becomes of King’s suggestion, many online Mac fans have so far disparaged the idea as being rude to Schiller, and it appears unlikely that much of the community will get behind the idea.