Easy: They're trying to get _out of_ the business market. They want to make a clear statement: The Mac does not belong in an office. Want to work with numbers? Go PC. Next up: iWork '10 will drop "Numbers" and replace it with "Illustrations". 
The March 24 event is rumoured every year since Mac OS X' original release date in 2001. Doesn't mean anything's going to happen on it's 8th birthday. Snow Leopard certainly isn't ready for primetime just yet. We're deep in beta, nothing Final Candidate stage yet. There's not even full localisation yet, which would be a clear sign for a final candidate.
We've just seen the desktop Macs updated, the MBP 15" got a speed bump. Unless they've got a _big_ surprise up their sleeves (i.e. a new product), I don't see what could be important enough for a special event.
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