Where am I supposed to get my rumors now??

fleurya · fleurya #1 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 01:45 PM

http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/20/a...-think-secret/

baggss · baggss #2 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 01:47 PM

Ah well. They had a good run but I suspected that eventually he'd get shut-down.

dtravis7 · dtravis7 #3 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 01:50 PM

Write to Steve! steve@apple.com

He will tell you everything!

I am surprised this did not happen a long time ago.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #4 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 02:17 PM

I guess you can only make up junk for so long before you get shut down.

baggss · baggss #5 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

I guess you can only make up junk for so long before you get shut down.

The problem was a lot of it was not made up. They had a decent track record of being right, or at least close.

dan828 · dan828 #6 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

I guess you can only make up junk for so long before you get shut down.

The problem was that they had inside information and Apple wanted to know the sources-- so basically just decided to sue the guy into oblivion. Pretty despicable tactics if you ask me.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #7 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baggss

The problem was a lot of it was not made up. They had a decent track record of being right, or at least close.

They weren't as accurate as you might think:

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for all major announcements from Apple, Think Secret only gets about half of them right (11/22). For every Mac Book Pro they correctly predict, they miss a Video iPod. For every HiFi speaker they get right they miss a switch-to-Intel story. Taken another way a little less than half (8/19) of their predictions are completely wrong.

How Accurate is Think Secret?

That kind of 'accuracy' can be acheived by almost anyone.

baggss · baggss #8 (**permalink**)

12-20-2007, 04:45 PM

When you look at other rumors sights in the Mac community, 50% is a phenomenal number. Most other rumors sights cited them. Considering that Apple targeted them specifically, they had to be doing something right.

I Can Has Mac! · I Can Has Mac! #9 (**permalink**)

12-22-2007, 06:45 PM

I trust tuaw macrumors engadget and gizmodo for all my info..... my .02

Cherokee · Cherokee #10 (**permalink**)

12-22-2007, 06:49 PM

They are just rumors. Why not just make up some of your own?

Sandwichman · Sandwichman #11 (**permalink**)

12-22-2007, 07:16 PM

One problem Apple probably saw with rumor sites that had about 1/2 false rumors (regardless of how 'good' 50% is in relation to other sites) (and beyond the inside sources part) is that if ThinkSecret says Apple is about to announce a fantastic Product X and they instead release Product Y, the media latches on to the story that "Apple, Inc. failed to announce the much-anticipated Product X at their event today", regardless of how good of a product Product Y is.
It hurts Apple when the rumors are correct because they no longer control the announcement, and it hurts Apple when the rumors are wrong because people anticipate something that isn't true, making them seem to have 'let down' their customers by releasing the 'wrong' product. It's really a lose-lose for Apple.

stephenmontero · stephenmontero #12 (**permalink**)

12-28-2007, 11:40 AM

well mac-rumors.com is still up and running and they always seem to have some idea of whats coming

jennymac · jennymac #13 (**permalink**)

12-28-2007, 02:13 PM

they appear to be down now...

MacHeadCase · MacHeadCase #14 (**permalink**)

12-28-2007, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D3v1L80Y

They weren't as accurate as you might think:

How Accurate is Think Secret?

That kind of 'accuracy' can be acheived by almost anyone.

Maybe we can ask schweb for funds to buy a Ouija board and then open another section in the forum for predictions or something.

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #15 (**permalink**)

12-28-2007, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MacHeadCase

Maybe we can ask schweb for funds to buy a Ouija board and then open another section in the forum for predictions or something.

Nah, there's still plenty of other crackpots out there that can keep making up the rumors.

fleurya #1 (permalink)
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D3v1L80Y #4 (permalink)
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I Can Has Mac! #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 20, 2007 Location: Texas as of now. Posts: 141 Mac Specs: Iphone 8gig, inherited powerbook (beer+mac=power-brick)	12-22-2007, 06:45 PM I trust tuaw macrumors engadget and gizmodo for all my info..... my .02 Not a fanboy just enlightened.
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Cherokee #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 19, 2007 Location: USA Posts: 512	12-22-2007, 06:49 PM They are just rumors. Why not just make up some of your own? iMac - 2.4 C2D - 4GB RAM \| MacBook - 2.0 C2D - 2GB RAM \| AirPort Extreme Base Station
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Sandwichman #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 18, 2006 Posts: 238 Mac Specs: iMac 17" Intel Core Duo, 2 GB RAM + 20" ACD	12-22-2007, 07:16 PM One problem Apple probably saw with rumor sites that had about 1/2 false rumors (regardless of how 'good' 50% is in relation to other sites) (and beyond the inside sources part) is that if ThinkSecret says Apple is about to announce a fantastic Product X and they instead release Product Y, the media latches on to the story that "Apple, Inc. failed to announce the much-anticipated Product X at their event today", regardless of how good of a product Product Y is. It hurts Apple when the rumors are correct because they no longer control the announcement, and it hurts Apple when the rumors are wrong because people anticipate something that isn't true, making them seem to have 'let down' their customers by releasing the 'wrong' product. It's really a lose-lose for Apple. Sitting, waiting, wishing...
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baggss #2 (permalink)
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baggss #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 10, 2004 Location: Margaritaville Posts: 10,306 Mac Specs: 27" 3.4 Ghz i7 iMac-13" C2D Macbook-OSX 18.8.2-64Gb iPad 2-32 Gb iPhone 5-ATV 2-14Tb of Storage	12-20-2007, 04:45 PM When you look at other rumors sights in the Mac community, 50% is a phenomenal number. Most other rumors sights cited them. Considering that Apple targeted them specifically, they had to be doing something right.
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stephenmontero #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 06, 2007 Posts: 10	12-28-2007, 11:40 AM well mac-rumors.com is still up and running and they always seem to have some idea of whats coming Email: stephenmontero@gmail.com
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jennymac #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 17, 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 181	12-28-2007, 02:13 PM they appear to be down now...
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