Comments on: Digitimes.com’s Poor Apple Rumor Accuracy http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/ macrumors.com and the web Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:23:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Normalkid: Arnold Kim » Blog Archive » Digitimes… Now An Accurate Source of Apple Information http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-8148 Normalkid: Arnold Kim » Blog Archive » Digitimes… Now An Accurate Source of Apple Information Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:41:33 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-8148 [...] year, I wrote an article about how Digitime’s accuracy with relation to Apple-related rumors had been very poor. It based on their historic results at the [...] [...] year, I wrote an article about how Digitime’s accuracy with relation to Apple-related rumors had been very poor. It based on their historic results at the [...]

]]> By: Arnold Kim http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-2390 Arnold Kim Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:15:41 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-2390 If you read the story, it's never been personal, and I even said later on that Digitimes could be right about this rumor: http://normalkid.com/2007/03/29/digitimes-could-still-be-right/ (before it turned out they were right.) And since on MacRumors.com I've noted that Digitimes has been quite accurate recently. It's all about track record. If anyone posts 10/14 wrong rumors, (and 3/14 of unknown outcome) they don't deserve the benefit of the doubt. Digitimes' recent record recently is much better and that's reflected in our recent reports. But fair's fair and I'll post an update on their track record. arn If you read the story, it’s never been personal, and I even said later on that Digitimes could be right about this rumor:
http://normalkid.com/2007/03/29/digitimes-could-still-be-right/ (before it turned out they were right.)

And since on MacRumors.com I’ve noted that Digitimes has been quite accurate recently.

It’s all about track record. If anyone posts 10/14 wrong rumors, (and 3/14 of unknown outcome) they don’t deserve the benefit of the doubt. Digitimes’ recent record recently is much better and that’s reflected in our recent reports. But fair’s fair and I’ll post an update on their track record.

arn

]]> By: Joey Carcopo http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-2386 Joey Carcopo Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:02:24 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-2386 IT'S OCTOBER 2007, AND WHEN IS LEOPARD BEING RELEASE?....OCTOBER 26TH I GUESS DIGITIMES WAS RIGHT AFTER ALL. I GUESS MACRUMORS.COM DOESN'T GET THE INSIDE SCOOP AFTER ALL AND THEN THEY PUT DOWN THE ONE PUBLICATION THAT GETS ITS RIGHT. DIGITIMES MAY NOT ALWAYS BE RIGHT, BUT NEITHER IS MACRUMORS.COM OH AND BTW THE "AMD/ATI/FUSION" POWERED APPLE LAPTOP WILL BE RELEASED IN 2008. I KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW, WANT TO DISCREDIT ME TOO? IT’S OCTOBER 2007, AND WHEN IS LEOPARD BEING RELEASE?….OCTOBER 26TH

I GUESS DIGITIMES WAS RIGHT AFTER ALL. I GUESS MACRUMORS.COM DOESN’T GET THE INSIDE SCOOP AFTER ALL AND THEN THEY PUT DOWN THE ONE PUBLICATION THAT GETS ITS RIGHT.

DIGITIMES MAY NOT ALWAYS BE RIGHT, BUT NEITHER IS MACRUMORS.COM

OH AND BTW THE “AMD/ATI/FUSION” POWERED APPLE LAPTOP WILL BE RELEASED IN 2008. I KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW, WANT TO DISCREDIT ME TOO?

]]> By: Cubert http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-69 Cubert Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:28:20 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-69 So prophetic now. So prophetic now.

]]> By: Colin (Asia) http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-59 Colin (Asia) Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:57:31 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-59 It's great that people are finally starting to call Digitimes out as the story thieves and liars that they really are. I thought Digitimes was good when I first saw it. It was at the top of my daily read list for 6 months. Then I realized they're just making shit up half of the time. They have so many stories which don't check out later, or they don't even make sense when you read through from the top to the bottom. Another thing, they rip stuff straight out from blogs all the time and pretend they found it out on their own. The bloggers in China and Taiwan who found the story get no credit. I don't mean it's not OK to make mistakes, and of course it's OK to link to stories from other sources, but Digitimes steals content, makes a buttload of mistakes which it never corrects, and still pretends to be professional MSM publication. It’s great that people are finally starting to call Digitimes out as the story thieves and liars that they really are.

I thought Digitimes was good when I first saw it. It was at the top of my daily read list for 6 months. Then I realized they’re just making shit up half of the time. They have so many stories which don’t check out later, or they don’t even make sense when you read through from the top to the bottom.

Another thing, they rip stuff straight out from blogs all the time and pretend they found it out on their own. The bloggers in China and Taiwan who found the story get no credit.

I don’t mean it’s not OK to make mistakes, and of course it’s OK to link to stories from other sources, but Digitimes steals content, makes a buttload of mistakes which it never corrects, and still pretends to be professional MSM publication.

]]> By: Channel Marker — The IT Channel Weblog » Why Apple’s Leopard “won’t” lose its spot http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-51 Channel Marker — The IT Channel Weblog » Why Apple’s Leopard “won’t” lose its spot Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:41:42 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-51 [...] MacRumors.com has noted this report is, in fact, a rumor. It goes on to dispel DigiTimes false claims of the last five years. [...] [...] MacRumors.com has noted this report is, in fact, a rumor. It goes on to dispel DigiTimes false claims of the last five years. [...]

]]> By: Leopard not delayed until October at The Apple Blog http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-49 Leopard not delayed until October at The Apple Blog Sat, 24 Mar 2007 19:26:03 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-49 [...] Digitimes.com’s Poor Apple Rumor Accuracy By Eddie Hargreaves in News and Commentary. [...] [...] Digitimes.com’s Poor Apple Rumor Accuracy By Eddie Hargreaves in News and Commentary. [...]

]]> By: Davak http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-48 Davak Sat, 24 Mar 2007 14:23:16 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-48 Sounds like a great addition to macrumors... "True or False. On the questionable rumors... have people poll on if they believe the rumor or not. Sounds like a great addition to macrumors… “True or False. On the questionable rumors… have people poll on if they believe the rumor or not.

]]> By: danieleran http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-47 danieleran Sat, 24 Mar 2007 10:21:31 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-47 For an outline of why Digitime's speculation about Leopard is is wrong: Leopard, Vista and the Boot Camp Delay Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/5209A3EE-03DE-42CA-8A27-55DBF41C6F5D.html For an outline of why Digitime’s speculation about Leopard is is wrong:

Leopard, Vista and the Boot Camp Delay Myth

http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/5209A3EE-03DE-42CA-8A27-55DBF41C6F5D.html

]]> By: alf http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-45 alf Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:46:27 +0000 http://normalkid.com/2007/03/23/digitimescoms-poor-apple-rumor-accuracy/#comment-45 Good to hear that they are useless at the rumour game. I worried for a split-second that I'd have to wait even longer to switch to the mac. Good to hear that they are useless at the rumour game. I worried for a split-second that I’d have to wait even longer to switch to the mac.

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