Ming Chi-Kuo was completely wrong. Again.

[Raftysworld]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1771726/ - Claimed the new ipad would be introduced

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1771700/ - Claimed the iphone will sell in 32/64/128GB configurations, and claimed the 5.5 would ship later.

And he claimed these only FIVE DAYS AGO.

Can we please stop citing this clown? I don't know why the macrumors administrators love him so much, unless there's some money being exchanged under the table, but he is consistently wrong, and tends to only get things right after other analysts/news agencies have confirmed information.

 

[hansonjohn590]

You mean, a rumor was incorrect? Yeah lets jail him for life!

 

[rockitdog]

Clearly his information isn't reliable.

 

[Andy-V]

No further publicity should be given to him, it's silly. Analyst guesses are not newsworthy.

 

[Cougarcat]

You mean, a rumor was incorrect? Yeah lets jail him for life!

Except it wasn't even a rumor, just an analyst making a stupid guess. Analysts are not the same as sources from re/code, WSJ, Mark Gurman. They are almost always completely wrong. I'd love it if MacRumors had a "no analyst" policy, or at least demoted them off the front page.

 

[mtneer]

Ming does splatter predictions all over the board and her supporters come out citing how she was right in some prediction in April while ignoring all the other missed projections before and after.

 

[Raftysworld]

You mean, a rumor was incorrect? Yeah lets jail him for life!

Did i say anything about jailing? I'm referring to the way the administrators cite him as if he has insider information, and often preface his name with "reliable". He's just guessing, like all of us. And he's actually a worse guesser in many ways.

 

[Hankster]

Did i say anything about jailing? I'm referring to the way the administrators cite him as if he has insider information, and often preface his name with "reliable". He's just guessing, like all of us. And he's actually a worse guesser in many ways.

Kid. Unless you work in Apple directly with these products...everyone is "guessing".

 

[gsingham]

The joke is that this guy will be back guessing again in October for their ipad keynote and as usual be completely wrong

 

[12vElectronics]

A bunch of people were wrong. Why single him/her/whatever out?

 

[Raftysworld]

Kid. Unless you work in Apple directly with these products...everyone is "guessing".

Nope, Wall St Journal, Reuters, etc report on accurate information cited from sources within Apple - And yet on this site, it is Ming who is considered "reliable".

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A bunch of people were wrong. Why single him/her/whatever out?

Macrumors singles Ming out as reliable, that's exactly my point. It's time to put an end to that.

 

[iMacmatician]

Except it wasn't even a rumor, just an analyst making a stupid guess. Analysts are not the same as sources from re/code, WSJ, Mark Gurman. They are almost always completely wrong. I'd love it if MacRumors had a "no analyst" policy, or at least demoted them off the front page.

What about a small section on the track records of each rumor source and analyst whose report makes it to the front page? MR already does some of this (they constantly mention Kuo's track record) but I would like a more standardized approach like the Buyer's Guide.

Certainly some rumors are partially true in one form or another and Apple's plans may change over time (which can result in then-accurate reports becoming inaccurate), but maybe there's a way to give some kind of % number for each rumor/analyst source that is a representation of its reliability. Then the front page could have options to "only show sources with x% or higher reliability as of today."

 

[NewbieCanada]

You mean, a rumor was incorrect? Yeah lets jail him for life!

Or longer.

 

[Raftysworld]

Ooh, forgot about this fail by Ming: https://www.macrumors.com/2013/10/1...inch-macbook-with-retina-display-in-mid-2014/

 

[satchmo]

Macrumors singles Ming out as reliable, that's exactly my point. It's time to put an end to that.

Why would MacRumors cut the hand that feeds them?
Let's be frank. There is no journalistic integrity here (none expected).

It's a rumour site whose revenue is generated through advertising based on clicks per thousands.

 

[ItsGavinC]

Kid. Unless you work in Apple directly with these products...everyone is "guessing".

That's not true at all. Many (those who are always correct) have insider contacts. Prime examples would be Jim Dalrymple or John Gruber. The difference with them is they don't speculate, or they clearly label it as such when they do.