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iPhone 5 Name & Shame Thread

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ryuok

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Let's list all those case makers, retailers, newspapers, tv stations who have confirmed or explicitly described or reported as fact the iPhone 5 with larger screen.

Let's teach them the word "reputation" (and for news people, "professionalism").
 
bpeeps said:
Why?

Rumors were reported on. They were wrong, move on.
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Too many are reported as fact. E.g. "Apple to release iPhone 5 on Tuesday". If they'd used the word "expected", I would say at least it's reporting based on customers' expectation.
 
ryuok said:
Let's list all those case makers, retailers, newspapers, tv stations who have confirmed or explicitly described or reported as fact the iPhone 5 with larger screen.

Let's teach them the word "reputation" (and for news people, "professionalism").
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Why is it so important to you to call out others for being wrong? You should talk to someone and explore that about yourself.

Also, you should learn to move on.
 
Vertigo50 said:
Why is it so important to you to call out others for being wrong? You should talk to someone and explore that about yourself.

Also, you should learn to move on.
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Good thinking! Journalists should start reporting rumors as fact from now on. Let's wait until one day they got something about you wrong because they couldn't tell rumor from fact.
 
ryuok said:
Good thinking! Journalists should start reporting rumors as fact from now on. Let's wait until one day they got something about you wrong because they couldn't tell rumor from fact.
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It appears to be you who can't identify facts, because the fact is that most sources have posted rumours about both the iPhone 4S and 5 at various points in time.

You guessed right, good for you, but that's all it was; a guess.
 
ryuok said:
Good thinking! Journalists should start reporting rumors as fact from now on. Let's wait until one day they got something about you wrong because they couldn't tell rumor from fact.
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Here's a tip for you for the future. EVERYTHING that news and rumor sites post as either rumor or fact is, in fact, rumor until it is confirmed by Apple.

There, see? Now you don't have to be a sad, angry internet poster anymore.
 
can we name and shame people on the forum who said their would be an iPhone 5 without a question!.......Betty......GET MY GUN!
 
ryuok said:
Good thinking! Journalists should start reporting rumors as fact from now on. Let's wait until one day they got something about you wrong because they couldn't tell rumor from fact.
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Care to post some links ? What facts ? All I've read is rumours which is normal in this kind of situation. This really is a pointless thread.
 
ryuok said:
Let's list all those case makers, retailers, newspapers, tv stations who have confirmed or explicitly described or reported as fact the iPhone 5 with larger screen.

Let's teach them the word "reputation" (and for news people, "professionalism").
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Whilst you are at it you can also name and shame the trolls on this forum who either 'knew an Apple store manager', 'had a friend who worked at Apple', or otherwise had it on 'good authority' that there would be an iPhone 5 and those who appeared to be ready to jump off a cliff and end their lives if there was not an iPhone 5.
 
Mr.C said:
Care to post some links ? What facts ? All I've read is rumours which is normal in this kind of situation. This really is a pointless thread.
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I have bookmarked two, and guess what? They have removed them.

Here are some random results from Google search:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20109331-264/iphone-5-to-debut-oct-4-atd-says/?tag=mncol;txt
http://allthingsd.com/20110801/new-iphone-in-october-not-september/
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/34492-iphone-5-launch-window-confirmed-at-sa-event.html
http://www.capitalvue.com/home/CE-news/inset/@10063/post/3421733
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/09/24/iphone-5-release-means-no-vacation-for-apple-employees/

All reported as if iPhone 5 is a fact.
 
Majority of these sites were feeding off each other. No one had concrete information as to what was going to be released. Time to move on to the next rumor :D
 
Mr.C said:
Exactly. What a sad thread.
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Why is this sad? The Apple community relies on the reliability of sources for its rumors, and MR keeps a track record for all rumor sources. It's a good way for us to filter out those bogus and self-promoting "insiders".

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boss.king said:
It appears to be you who can't identify facts, because the fact is that most sources have posted rumours about both the iPhone 4S and 5 at various points in time.

You guessed right, good for you, but that's all it was; a guess.
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Jesus, this has nothing to do with if I guessed right or not. I'm not going brag about it cos it's just a guess. I'm talking about self-promoting "insiders" and journalists who report rumors as fact.
 
One thing I'd like to point out is that this site (macrumors) was spot on all along. They pointed out the precise flaws in the other new site's stories, and stuck with the facts. Other sites (TUAW) called out macrumors on the iPhone 4S strings in the new iTunes code, yet macrumors was right.

Good one on ya macrumors. Keep up the great work!
 
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