AppleInsider tries to hit nail on head, hits own head by mistake

murbotmurbot
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
Uh. Um. Errrrr.



This was posted today by, umm, us.



<a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=110"; target="_blank">iMac Revision Due This Week</a>



Snippet:



All models will be powered by an 867MHz PowerPC G4 processor, with the exception of the high-end (?Best?) configuration, which will sport a 1Ghz PowerPC G4 Processor. The 15? model will include a CD-RW drive, the lower-end 17? configurations will sport Apple?s Combo drive, and the two high-end models will boast an Apple?s Super Drive 2X.



According to sources, all configurations will include built in support for Apple?s Airport Extreme wireless internet technology, as well as Bluetooth wireless peripheral technology. However, sources claim that none of the configurations will include and Airport or Bluetooth card as standard.



I'd comment, but I'm sort of speechless. Again, this was posted today. Ummm... yeah...



[ 02-04-2003: Message edited by: murbot ]</p>

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    Hmm... <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
  • Reply 2 of 11
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    'us'?
  • Reply 3 of 11
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    Actually, that was posted last night.



    Some of the other rumor sites picked up on it too. Again- this was posted before the announcement.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Fran441:

    <strong>Actually, that was posted last night.



    Some of the other rumor sites picked up on it too. Again- this was posted before the announcement.</strong><hr></blockquote>

    But it's got today's date so it looks like it's from today.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    mcqmcq Posts: 1,543member
    Eh, who?
  • Reply 6 of 11
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    [quote]But it's got today's date so it looks like it's from today.<hr></blockquote>



    It was posted 'today' but that just means it was posted after midnight. But it was also posted before the new iMacs/eMacs announcement.



    But yes, the information is wrong so I guess it's bad regardless of when it was posted.
  • Reply 7 of 11
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    So what, it was posted like 6 or 7 hours before the announcement? Why bother.



    I know it's not 'us' Jon, but it is AppleInsider. Looks reeeeaaalll good on us.



    heh heh
  • Reply 8 of 11
    rodukroduk Posts: 706member
    [quote]Originally posted by murbot:

    <strong>So what, it was posted like 6 or 7 hours before the announcement? Why bother.



    I know it's not 'us' Jon, but it is AppleInsider. Looks reeeeaaalll good on us.



    heh heh</strong><hr></blockquote>





    I guess at the time it was posted, they didn't know the announcement would be made 6 or 7 hours later.



    Come back Mrs Murbot, all is forgiven...
  • Reply 9 of 11
    pscatespscates Posts: 5,847member
    Whoever AppleInsider's "sources" are, they couldn't find it with both hands and a flashlight.



    Quite possibly the most WRONG prediction/early-warning I've ever seen from a rumor site. More off-the-mark than MOSR, I'm afraid.







    Personally, I don't believe ANY rumor site has "sources", inside or otherwise. I think every one of them sit back and make stuff up and post it.



    Think Secret has the best track record of late, for sure.



    The rest?



    Ugh...
  • Reply 10 of 11
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    I don't know, there was that MOSR report that said Mac OS 10.0 would boot in under 10 seconds.
  • Reply 11 of 11
    murbotmurbot Posts: 5,262member
    [quote]Originally posted by RodUK:

    <strong>I guess at the time it was posted, they didn't know the announcement would be made 6 or 7 hours later.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Too bad, since the rest of the Mac using world did. Buh-roo-taaalll.
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