As a non-American reader, does anyone else think that US network specific posts should be placed in the iOS blog, rather than main page?
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Can we keep US phone carrier specific threads off the front page?
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Apple is an American Company and MacRumors is an American website, so no.
I really think that this is just a natural movement for wireless carriers, but as others have mentioned, there is no way AT&T is going to let their customers save money. Just glad I am still grandfathered into the unlimited plan
Sorry, but this is the worst response I've heard. Apple also sells it's iPhone to some 90 countries, on hundreds of networks, and Macrumors is accessible around the world. What makes American networks so special?
You wouldn't find the information here, since Macrumors seems to only believe that American networks are worthy of reporting on.
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There have been a lot of stories about non-American iPhone developments. They get less hits. Macrumors is a business. Give your customers more of what they want.
So, Macrumors (.com, mind you) must then cater to all countries in which Apple products are sold, simply because you find it unfair that American news is covered on an American website?
I'd like to know what T-Mobile Germany is doing, since I live in Germany. Do I demand Macrumors and 9to5mac to cover T-Mobile Germany? No, I go to apfeltalk.de
Here, **************************: http://www.mactalk.com.au
(it's in English!)
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I think they took the advice in this thread a little too serious and removed everything from the front page.
No. Most readers here are American. Apple is American. In short, American news pertains to a ton of readers. MR has to adress the appropriate audiences
If you don't like it, you can always gloss over it...It is what I do with news that doesn't pertain to me.
Many of the responses were in the right vein, but here's an official response: Yes, Apple is a U.S. company and a majority of our readers come from the U.S. Consequently, there is significantly greater overall interest in topics affecting U.S. customers.
Today has certainly been a carrier-heavy news day, but that's the way the news flows sometimes.
Not everything will appeal to every reader and that's fine. We've got tons of people waiting for Mac news, but things have been very scant on that front despite things seeming to be coming together for a huge number of updates.
We work with what we've got, and experience helps guide us as to what people will be most interested in reading about and discussing. We're not perfect in our decisions, but we do our best.
Today has certainly been a carrier-heavy news day, but that's the way the news flows sometimes.
Not everything will appeal to every reader and that's fine. We've got tons of people waiting for Mac news, but things have been very scant on that front despite things seeming to be coming together for a huge number of updates.
We work with what we've got, and experience helps guide us as to what people will be most interested in reading about and discussing. We're not perfect in our decisions, but we do our best.
I do not think it is unfair, but I think that the carrier specific news should be moved to the iOS blog such that Americans are still able to view it, and the main page does not get clogged.
Yes, I understand this, but non-US carrier-specific news is not. Although I am not wishing for this to happen, I believe that it should be moved to the iOS blog as it more or less concerns iOS only.
Thanks for the response, WildCowboy; I appreciate it amongst the other flaming replies. As mentioned above, I just think that carrier-specific news could be moved to the iOS blog as is concerns iOS.
I really don't think Apple knows that there are more countries in the world other than USA.
Siri does not work fully outside the states
Siri does not work fully outside the states
You obviously do not know that America is the center of the universe!
Ergo, it makes perfect sense that everything American should have a place of prominence.
You foreigners...really!!
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... From Apple itself, in case you weren't to believe me:
The only thing that is not functional is finding businesses etc, which I can only assume is not completely in Apple's control, unless they were to log all businesses around the world themselves.
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Personally, I would like to keep seeing carrier news on the front page, as my cluttered life usually keeps me lurking on the mainpage and mainpage forum threads only of late. I can definitely see the OPs point, but I think that iPhone carrier info is important enough to qualify for the main feed (particularily in a slow news week).
I think British only articles should be shown on the front page. Who the hell wants to know about American news!?!?
They try to get other carrier news on the page too, but they won't get everything.
In essence, that's like going to apfeltalk.de and asking them to put German carrier news on a different pane since there isn't any news about Vodafone or Telstra.
After all, this is an American website.
You obviously do not know that America is the center of the universe!
Ergo, it makes perfect sense that everything American should have a place of prominence.
You foreigners...really!!
"America is the center of the universe"
where'd you get that from? Wikipedia?