AppleInsider › Forums › General › General Discussion › MacOSRumors finally gone!
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

MacOSRumors finally gone!

post #1 of 56
7/22/06 at 7:32am
Thread Starter 
http://www.macosrumors.com/

I'm sorry.. but these guys were terrible. The "inside info" they posted was laughable, and they absolutely never updated their site when they said they were going to.

ie: "Fresh dirt on 10.5 coming tonight!"

Tonight turns into morning, morning then to night again, days pass, and the fresh dirt announcement is quietly removed.

Sorry for ranting a bit.. but these guys were clearly out only to make profit off ad clicks, and nothing more. Wasting the time of many mac enthusiasts looking for inside info on their favorite products.

Goodbye MacOSRumors...

ThinkSecret, MacRumors, and AppleInsider are the best places, in my opinion..
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #2 of 56
7/22/06 at 11:00am
I wouldn't cheer too quickly yet. Meader has a long history of "forgetting" to pay his domain bills on time. This is about the 4th time I have seen them time-out their domain since '97. Then they are back online three or four days later with some lame-o excuse and a new pitch for donations.
Hiro's Hall of Shame ignore list: Tulkas -- because we know he wasn't born dumb.
Reply
Hiro's Hall of Shame ignore list: Tulkas -- because we know he wasn't born dumb.
Reply
post #3 of 56
7/22/06 at 1:54pm
Thread Starter 
Lame.

His laziness is what kills me.

His name is Meader?

People who spend their time making quick money off ads.. And the site refreshes every 30 seconds or so to bring in new ads.. It just drives me crazy!
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #4 of 56
7/22/06 at 5:08pm
It's baaaaaaack! Just like the booger you just can flick off!
Hiro's Hall of Shame ignore list: Tulkas -- because we know he wasn't born dumb.
Reply
Hiro's Hall of Shame ignore list: Tulkas -- because we know he wasn't born dumb.
Reply
post #5 of 56
7/22/06 at 7:22pm
Meader's dumb website will outlast cockroaches.

I don't even waste my bits going to his site. It's not even funny anymore.
He's a mod so he has a few extra vBulletin privileges. That doesn't mean he should stop posting or should start acting like Digital Jesus.
- SolipsismX
Reply
He's a mod so he has a few extra vBulletin privileges. That doesn't mean he should stop posting or should start acting like Digital Jesus.
- SolipsismX
Reply
post #6 of 56
7/22/06 at 11:17pm
Thread Starter 
How does everyone know this guys name??

What's his problem, and why does he waste everyone's time with his useless website?
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #7 of 56
7/23/06 at 12:16am
Never heard of the site, sounds like that's a good thing too.
http://homepage.mac.com/lakingsfn/
Reply
http://homepage.mac.com/lakingsfn/
Reply
post #8 of 56
7/23/06 at 3:46am
I thought that site was dead and buried long ago.

It has the second biggest load of shit on it.

Reply
Reply
post #9 of 56
7/23/06 at 8:11am
I remember when MOSR was THE rumor site. About 5 years ago perhaps?
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 56
7/23/06 at 9:07am
the post comment ratio to story is higher there than here, obviously a bigger audience and more members. i prefer AI for news but for reading, there is more content there.
:-D * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Reply
:-D * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Reply
post #11 of 56
7/23/06 at 10:02am
Quote:
Originally posted by BRussell
I remember when MOSR was THE rumor site. About 5 years ago perhaps?

Yeah, it was pretty bad back then, too. But they had some nice mockups of the G5, G6, and G7 about that time.
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 56
7/23/06 at 10:07am
Quote:
Originally posted by sandau
the post comment ratio to story is higher there than here, obviously a bigger audience and more members. i prefer AI for news but for reading, there is more content there.

You must be thinking of macrumors, which is an excellent rumors site. No one reads MOSR anymore.
Reply
Reply
post #13 of 56
7/23/06 at 1:37pm
Thread Starter 
Yeah, MacRumors is good.. Though I do find they often just repost what ThinkSecret and AppleInsider write about.
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #14 of 56
7/23/06 at 1:58pm
Quote:
Originally posted by BRussell
I remember when MOSR was THE rumor site. About 5 years ago perhaps?

He was right-on about the G4 desktop, way before anyone else. That's about it.

8)
Cat: the other white meat
Reply
Cat: the other white meat
Reply
post #15 of 56
7/23/06 at 3:25pm
  • rok
  • the Casbah
how quickly people forget...

actually, ryan and "mac the knife" were the only two sites "in the know" back in the days pre-steve-jobs-v.2.0, and was fairly accurate with lots of items before the g3 came on the scene (yes, kids, there was an apple computer BEFORE the g3/imac...) but ryan got fed years of false leads when steve took over, and he bit on almost all of them, seemingly unaware that he was leading apple right back to their leaks.

now, not only does he have a reputation for bad rumors, but no one will touch hime with anything valuable, either. but all it will take is somone giving him one bit of legitimate inside info, and we'll start listening again. heck, if i were apple, it might be worth seeding an actual mockup of a minor product. no one would believe him until AFTER it was released, due to recent track record. then everyone would believe EVERYthing he posted afterwards for a while, throwing everyone off track of what apple is really doing.

a bit of reverse marketing psychology, but i like it.
When you're lovers in a dangerous time,
You're made to feel as if your love's a crime.
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

-...
Reply
When you're lovers in a dangerous time,
You're made to feel as if your love's a crime.
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
Gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

-...
Reply
post #16 of 56
7/23/06 at 3:52pm
Quote:
Originally posted by BRussell
I remember when MOSR was THE rumor site. About 5 years ago perhaps?

As a matter of fact, it was almost 5 years ago when they published the Dodecahedron Mac rumor. I cannot forget that.
Reply
Reply
post #17 of 56
7/24/06 at 7:26pm
Quote:
Originally posted by PB
As a matter of fact, it was almost 5 years ago when they published the Dodecahedron Mac rumor. I cannot forget that.

The post below from that thread made me spit my drink on my iMac screen. I am still freekn laughing about that crazy post and I can hardly type because JYD seems so serious in his post. Dodecawhat?

You guys sure were hurting for rumors back then.



Quote:
Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg
LOL, this dodecahedron Maac is one of the most incredibly stupid rumors I've ever heard.

At fifrst I though MOSR meat tat it had a flat top and bottom to the computer, with all th sides But upon closer inspection of the article, I think MOSR actually means that it would be a spheroid computer (with all those sides, like facets to a gemstone)!!!!

If Apple makes such a computer, even on a limited productoi run, I'll suck my own dick, and swallow!!!

If MOSR meant this as a joke, then they are one step away from running clear of my bullshit detector
Hard-Core.
Reply
Hard-Core.
Reply
post #18 of 56
7/24/06 at 9:22pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
You guys sure were hurting for rumors back then.

People don't follow that crap anymore cause it's just so blatantly ridiculous..

Those of us who follow Apple on a daily basis have a bit of a better idea of what's crap, and what rumors are going to see the light of day.
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #19 of 56
7/24/06 at 9:47pm
Quote:
Originally posted by PB
As a matter of fact, it was almost 5 years ago when they published the Dodecahedron Mac rumor. I cannot forget that.

Haha. So maybe it was more than 5 years. Or maybe they always were crap, but they had a lot more influence back then. But no one talks about them anymore, and it used to be a primary source of discussion at least.
Reply
Reply
post #20 of 56
7/25/06 at 7:08am
Quote:
Originally posted by BRussell
Haha. So maybe it was more than 5 years. Or maybe they always were crap, but they had a lot more influence back then. But no one talks about them anymore, and it used to be a primary source of discussion at least.

As I recall, they had the scoop on the cube right when I first started following apple rumors. That was the last thing they got right. Not long after that was the dodecahedron thing, and I stopped paying attention.
A good brain ain't diddly if you don't have the facts
Reply
A good brain ain't diddly if you don't have the facts
Reply
post #21 of 56
7/25/06 at 10:19am
For all of the reasons so well stated above, I'd almost bet that when The Tablet is ready for launch, any leak will be at Meader's.


V/R,

Aries 1B
"I pictured myself sitting in the shade of a leafy tree in a public park, a stylus in hand, a shiny Apple Tablet computer in my lap, and a pouty Jennifer Connelly stirring a pitcher of gimlets a...
Reply
"I pictured myself sitting in the shade of a leafy tree in a public park, a stylus in hand, a shiny Apple Tablet computer in my lap, and a pouty Jennifer Connelly stirring a pitcher of gimlets a...
Reply
post #22 of 56
7/26/06 at 8:47pm
From today's MOSR:
Quote:
As we consider a purchase of our first Intel-based Mac laptops for Rumors' Maine, USA; California, USA; and Tel Aviv, Israel editorial offices...

They have a Tel Aviv office now!
When they said "Think Different", I ran with it.
Reply
When they said "Think Different", I ran with it.
Reply
post #23 of 56
7/27/06 at 3:05am
Quote:
Originally posted by murk

They have a Tel Aviv office now!


Nice find! I just don't read them anymore. But it seems it does not hurt to have a look once in a while for a laugh.
Reply
Reply
post #24 of 56
7/27/06 at 3:20am
Obviously, they are doing well if they have 3 (THREE!!! ) editorial offices. Kinda almost like CNN \
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand. Putts Law
Reply
Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand. Putts Law
Reply
post #25 of 56
7/27/06 at 8:17am
The thing that cracks me up is the links to their stories never work. Right now three different links go to part of the same story. Hopefully someone in the new Tel Aviv office can get the sight to work correctly. A few weeks ago, they had several breaking stories but the links never would go beyond an ad page. The front page reported they were aware of the problem and working to correct it. Eventually they just removed the links and all of the amazing "recon" contained in the stories was lost to the world. Tragic.
When they said "Think Different", I ran with it.
Reply
When they said "Think Different", I ran with it.
Reply
post #26 of 56
7/27/06 at 3:21pm
Quote:
Originally posted by PB
As a matter of fact, it was almost 5 years ago when they published the Dodecahedron Mac rumor. I cannot forget that.

I know. It's like burnt into my brain.
To save time, assume I know everything.
Reply
To save time, assume I know everything.
Reply
post #27 of 56
7/27/06 at 3:23pm
I too remember when MOSR was far more credible and had daily updates. It all started to crumble around 2002. That's when I remember saying "Ryan Meader is on crack" a lot.
To save time, assume I know everything.
Reply
To save time, assume I know everything.
Reply
post #28 of 56
7/27/06 at 5:49pm
macosrumors was the first rumor site i found and it was ok at first...i guess...

for those of you who remember back in 2000(?) i think...when the pismo powerbooks were the rumor de jeu... i submitted a pismo mockup that i pulled out of my ass and he put it on the front page! with something like yes we saw something like that too...

lol...didn't look anything like the real pismo...anyways, if i can find the image i'll post.
Reply
Reply
post #29 of 56
7/27/06 at 7:56pm
rumor du jour... (meaning rumor of the day)
"In a republic, voters may vote for the leaders they want, but they get the leaders they deserve."
Reply
"In a republic, voters may vote for the leaders they want, but they get the leaders they deserve."
Reply
post #30 of 56
7/27/06 at 7:57pm
Quote:
Originally posted by hardeeharhar
rumor du jour... (meaning rumor of the day)

oops sorry
Reply
Reply
post #31 of 56
7/27/06 at 11:46pm
Thread Starter 
As QUOTED from MacOSRumors:

Quote:
"As we consider a purchase of our first Intel-based Mac laptops for Rumors' Maine, USA; California, USA; and Tel Aviv, Israel editorial offices....it goes without saying that we will be putting more than a few of these new BT Mighty Mice on our shopping lists in the process."

This guy has more offices than he has stories on his website! Honestly.. the guy must be making some descent cash off the ads.. I don't know why he'd bother with the site otherwise..
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #32 of 56
7/28/06 at 3:17pm
Quote:
Originally posted by erbium
As QUOTED from MacOSRumors:



This guy has more offices than he has stories on his website! Honestly.. the guy must be making some descent cash off the ads.. I don't know why he'd bother with the site otherwise..

It's just one traveling idiot.
"In a republic, voters may vote for the leaders they want, but they get the leaders they deserve."
Reply
"In a republic, voters may vote for the leaders they want, but they get the leaders they deserve."
Reply
post #33 of 56
7/29/06 at 9:16am
Quote:
Originally posted by erbium
How does everyone know this guys name??

What's his problem, and why does he waste everyone's time with his useless website?

Use whois :

Quote:
Meader, Ryan rmeader@worldpath.net
Black Light Media
595 Forest Avenue
Portland,, ME 04101
US
Reply
Reply
post #34 of 56
7/29/06 at 1:46pm
I think whoever started this thread was reading my mind. Yea, macosrumors.com is a joke. I can't stand how they say they'll have info on such and such by such and such a time, and then days later it's still not updated. And I TOTALLY HATE.... how the pages auto-reload and the popups.
GabSlab.com
Reply
GabSlab.com
Reply
post #35 of 56
7/29/06 at 6:53pm
I'm pretty sure the site's a joke nobody has yet got.
Reply
Reply
post #36 of 56
7/29/06 at 7:45pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally posted by Macvault
I think whoever started this thread was reading my mind. Yea, macosrumors.com is a joke. I can't stand how they say they'll have info on such and such by such and such a time, and then days later it's still not updated. And I TOTALLY HATE.... how the pages auto-reload and the popups.

haha.. all we want is inside info!

I love how often there will be a report RIGHT after an Apple announcement, and the author (Ryan Meader?) will state how it was somehow expected and that MacOSRumors was tracking the product for sometime...

Yes Placebo.. it's probably a joke. Better go and tell him we just figured it out.
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #37 of 56
8/2/06 at 12:28pm
At one point it inspired its own parody site, which was quite funny up to a point...

http://macosrumors.blogspot.com/
--
AllInOne
Reply
--
AllInOne
Reply
post #38 of 56
8/2/06 at 12:51pm
Thread Starter 
they actually really seem to be gone. again.
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
MacBook Pro C2D 2.16GHz, 15" Matte, 2GB RAM, 120GB HD, iPod nano 2GB Black.
Reply
post #39 of 56
8/2/06 at 1:32pm
Quote:
Originally posted by BRussell
I remember when MOSR was THE rumor site. About 5 years ago perhaps?

Yep. It even had a layout that didn't immediately make you want to gouge your eyes out.

Then something happened. It was like night and day. Respectable inside info and rumor mongering turned into random , baseless crap surrounded by annoying ads.

Either I've changed or the Mac rumor mill is no more. No longer do I frequent any mac rumor sites or even just plain mac news sites. Forums seem to be a more valuable use of my time. With a bit of experience its easy to pick out info from people with good track records. Anyone else feel the same?
Reply
Reply
post #40 of 56
7/25/07 at 1:21am
www.MacOSRumors.com was the original, first, granddaddy of all rumor sites. It was started by a high school kid in WA State named Ethan Allen, and he posted screenshots of MacOS 8 before it shipped. Yeah, that's around 1996 or so. He got into a lot of trouble with Apple Legal for that, I think, and then he got into other trouble. See http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:...lnk&cd=2&gl=us
Then he sold the domain to Ryan Meader, and he actually continued it as a fairly reliable source of insider rumor stories. Then it fizzled out later...
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: General Discussion
AppleInsider › Forums › General › General Discussion › MacOSRumors finally gone!