No New MacBook Pros Today

MacRumors · May 12, 2008, 04:28 PM

The Mac web has been flooded today with news stories from prominent blog publications regarding updated MacBook Pros.

The problem is that Apple did not in fact update the MacBook Pro today. Today's MacBook Pros are the same as the ones released February 26th, 2008.

Note: Not all outside links above may work, as the stories have been pulled in most cases.

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longofest · May 12, 2008, 04:30 PM

The story is not necessarily that there isn't new MacBook Pros, but that everyone and their mother was writing stories saying there was, but there wasn't.

Was very confusing getting all the submissions about it

Tallest Skil · May 12, 2008, 04:31 PM

Well... yeah. It's Monday, not Tuesday. Having said that, they're not coming tomorrow, either.

Sky Blue · May 12, 2008, 04:31 PM

That's ... weird. Why did sites think they had been updated?

kornyboy · May 12, 2008, 04:36 PM

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A102 Safari/419.3)

Is it time for another update? If so, that seems awfully quick.

WildCowboy · May 12, 2008, 04:39 PM

My guess: some people were fooled by the 2.6 GHz MacBook (likely) typo and got a bit confused. They also noticed the MBP ad advertising 2.6 GHz and multi-touch without realizing that it's nothing new. In the heat of their excitement, Apple's MBP and store pages of course confirmed all of it (as they have since February), so the confused folks started posting about it. Other sites picked up on it without thinking, and boom: viral misinformation.

Jacquesass · May 12, 2008, 04:53 PM

After waiting and waiting and waiting for new MBP's earlier this year (and checking multiple forum thread incessantly), I vote that this thread become a permanent fixture on the forums.

Make it a sticky - and for all the people waiting impatiently for the next-gen MBP's, they have to post to this thread once a day.

bige · May 12, 2008, 04:59 PM

One of the links points to the UK Apple Site was Apple's site updated for the UK just today.?.?.

Does not sound Appleish to me!

People just don't catch on very fast i guess. lol

Zwhaler · May 12, 2008, 05:38 PM

Strange little page 2 story.

Zadillo · May 12, 2008, 05:53 PM

It was odd though; I'm not sure where it originated, but the first place I saw it was Gizmodo, and it was definitely bizarre....... since it treated it as "news" that the MBP's now had multitouch, and mentioned a 16" model.

Gizmodo didn't say the story came from anywhere else, which makes me think they are the originator of it. As near as I can figure, it was just some accidental posting of an old story or something like that.

Eidorian · May 12, 2008, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildCowboy

My guess: some people were fooled by the 2.6 GHz MacBook (likely) typo and got a bit confused.

I'm enjoying it though. Can't they check a little more before committing to a story?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zadillo

It was odd though; I'm not sure where it originated, but the first place I saw it was Gizmodo, and it was definitely bizarre....... since it treated it as "news" that the MBP's now had multitouch, and mentioned a 16" model.

Gizmodo didn't say the story came from anywhere else, which makes me think they are the originator of it. As near as I can figure, it was just some accidental posting of an old story or something like that.

Nice to see you back Zadillo.

EagerDragon · May 12, 2008, 06:05 PM

Not sure what everyone is expecting, the MBP and MB were just recently updated, if anything a sly bump is about all you should expect this year.

Now next year Feb or March that is a different story, expect major design and Nehalem chip. But not this year.

Zadillo · May 12, 2008, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EagerDragon

Not sure what everyone is expecting, the MBP and MB were just recently updated, if anything a sly bump is about all you should expect this year.

Now next year Feb or March that is a different story, expect major design and Nehalem chip. But not this year.

I don't think anyone was expecting anything; it's what made these false "MacBook Pro Updated" stories showing up on Gizmodo, etc. seem really odd.

keenan wolf · May 12, 2008, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tallest Skil

Well... yeah. It's Monday, not Tuesday. Having said that, they're not coming tomorrow, either.

i want someone to tell me of a time apple updated on a monday

Eidorian · May 12, 2008, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keenan wolf

i want someone to tell me of a time apple updated on a monday

You're digging your own grave.

RedTomato · May 12, 2008, 07:12 PM

In other major news, I didn't win a million pounds today.

ckurowic · May 12, 2008, 07:26 PM

OMG no new MBP's? *THROWS CURRENT MBP AGAINST THE WALL THEN BURNS THE REMAINS, sits down and sucks thumb*

Yeah, get over it.

twoodcc · May 12, 2008, 07:28 PM

that's weird. i wonder if that means that they'll be updated tomorrow then? i highly doubt it

Neutral Gamer · May 12, 2008, 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ckurowic

OMG no new MBP's? *THROWS CURRENT MBP AGAINST THE WALL THEN BURNS THE REMAINS, sits down and sucks thumb*

Haha. Brilliant.

I'm scared to ask, but what would your reaction have been if there HAD been new MBP updates?

wilburpan · May 12, 2008, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MacRumors

Note: Not all outside links above may work, as the stories have been pulled in most cases.

I hope I'm not alone in thinking that this is the lamest part of this story. If you make a mistake, man up, admit it, and post a correction.

Don't pull the story, unless your name is Josef Stalin.

RedTomato · May 12, 2008, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macwall

i dont' get it

Exactly. There is nothing to get.

You got it.

macfan881 · May 12, 2008, 08:06 PM

didnt they just came out with new macbook pros like 3 months ago?

Moonlight · May 12, 2008, 08:28 PM

The news (internet, TV, paper) is broken....
Long live the news !!!!

Neutral Gamer · May 12, 2008, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by macwall

i dont' get it

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedTomato

Exactly. There is nothing to get.

You got it.

I think I need to go to bed cos at the moment it feels like I'm watching an episode of South Park. (Either that or I've actually fallen asleep and this whole thread is some kind of surreal dream I'm having.)

Quote:

Originally Posted by South Park Episode 1201

Stan:
Don't you see, Kyle?? I don't get it! [smiles, then walks up to Token] Token, I get it now. I don't get it. I've been trying to say that I understand how you feel, but, I'll never understand. I'll never really get how it feels for a black person to have somebody use the N word. I don't get it.
Token:
Now you get it, Stan. [smiles]
Stan:
[smiles] Yeah. I totally don't get it.
Token:
Thanks, dude.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonlight

The news (internet, TV, paper) is broken....
Long live the news !!!!

You know what they say: No news is good news. Although in this case ...

jonswan · May 12, 2008, 10:41 PM

Nobody in their right minds expected there to be new MBPs today. Take a look at the website for example - newly released iMacs advertised from last week = why would they give up that space to MBPs so soon after? Duh. Time wasting. And even Apple aren't dumb enough to update things every 2 months.

May 12, 2008, 04:28 PM	#1
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May 12, 2008, 04:39 PM	#6
WildCowboy macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nowhere near the infinite loop anymore	My guess: some people were fooled by the 2.6 GHz MacBook (likely) typo and got a bit confused. They also noticed the MBP ad advertising 2.6 GHz and multi-touch without realizing that it's nothing new. In the heat of their excitement, Apple's MBP and store pages of course confirmed all of it (as they have since February), so the confused folks started posting about it. Other sites picked up on it without thinking, and boom: viral misinformation. __________________ 15" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro -- 15" 1.67 GHz PowerBook -- 14" 1.2 GHz iBook

May 12, 2008, 04:53 PM	#7
Jacquesass macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2003	Best. Post. Title. Ever. After waiting and waiting and waiting for new MBP's earlier this year (and checking multiple forum thread incessantly), I vote that this thread become a permanent fixture on the forums. Make it a sticky - and for all the people waiting impatiently for the next-gen MBP's, they have to post to this thread once a day.

May 12, 2008, 04:59 PM	#8
bige macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	Maybe One of the links points to the UK Apple Site was Apple's site updated for the UK just today.?.?. Does not sound Appleish to me! People just don't catch on very fast i guess. lol

May 12, 2008, 04:30 PM	#2
longofest Demi-God (Editor) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Falls Church, VA	The story is not necessarily that there isn't new MacBook Pros, but that everyone and their mother was writing stories saying there was, but there wasn't. Was very confusing getting all the submissions about it

May 12, 2008, 04:31 PM	#3
Tallest Skil Banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: 1 Geostationary Tower Plaza	Well... yeah. It's Monday, not Tuesday. Having said that, they're not coming tomorrow, either.

May 12, 2008, 04:31 PM	#4
Sky Blue macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jan 2005	That's ... weird. Why did sites think they had been updated?

May 12, 2008, 05:38 PM	#9
Zwhaler macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2006	Strange little page 2 story.

May 12, 2008, 05:53 PM	#10
Zadillo macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2005	It was odd though; I'm not sure where it originated, but the first place I saw it was Gizmodo, and it was definitely bizarre....... since it treated it as "news" that the MBP's now had multitouch, and mentioned a 16" model. Gizmodo didn't say the story came from anywhere else, which makes me think they are the originator of it. As near as I can figure, it was just some accidental posting of an old story or something like that.

May 12, 2008, 06:05 PM	#12
EagerDragon macrumors 68010 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: MA, USA	Not sure what everyone is expecting, the MBP and MB were just recently updated, if anything a sly bump is about all you should expect this year. Now next year Feb or March that is a different story, expect major design and Nehalem chip. But not this year. __________________ Security is a state of mind, Nothing can ever be fully secured and be functional. Therefore iBricks are fully secured.

May 12, 2008, 07:12 PM	#16
RedTomato macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: .. London ..	In other major news, I didn't win a million pounds today.

May 12, 2008, 07:26 PM	#17
ckurowic Banned Join Date: Sep 2007	OMG no new MBP's? THROWS CURRENT MBP AGAINST THE WALL THEN BURNS THE REMAINS, sits down and sucks thumb Yeah, get over it.

May 12, 2008, 07:28 PM	#18
twoodcc macrumors 603 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Right side of wrong	that's weird. i wonder if that means that they'll be updated tomorrow then? i highly doubt it __________________ tville pump Smarter than the average bear

May 12, 2008, 08:06 PM	#22
macfan881 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2006	didnt they just came out with new macbook pros like 3 months ago?

May 12, 2008, 08:28 PM	#23
Moonlight macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles	The news (internet, TV, paper) is broken.... Long live the news !!!! __________________ The Torment Of Existence Weighed Against The Horror Of Nonbeing

May 12, 2008, 10:41 PM	#25
jonswan macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	Nobody in their right minds expected there to be new MBPs today. Take a look at the website for example - newly released iMacs advertised from last week = why would they give up that space to MBPs so soon after? Duh. Time wasting. And even Apple aren't dumb enough to update things every 2 months. __________________ MBA 1.6, ALU iMac 20 inch, iPod Touch 16 GB

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