Leaving Macrumors

[numenorian]

Been reading MR for close to 20 years but I'm packing it up. I just don't need 10-15 stories a day, especially when so many are:
-Something is on sale
-“Recapping” or “everything we know about” a rumor without adding any new info
-News about other brands that have nothing to do with Apple, e.g. Netflix, Samsung, Instagram, AMC
-New episode of the Macrumors show
-Even more ridiculous clickbait such as https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/16/airpods-max-ios-26-4/

Stories like this not only waste people’s time, they make it more likely to miss a story about real news because all the headlines look the same.

In fairness to MR, it's also just that Apple news is just less exciting than it used to be, now that most of the hardware and software is simply Good Enough and flashy upgrades happen less often.

Thanks for the memories! I'm sure I'll still poke around the forums every now and then 🙂

 

[turbineseaplane]

Feedback like this is probably most useful if sent via the contact form.

My technique for dealing with stories and topics I don't care for is:

"the scroll wheel" on my mouse

 

[BigMcGuire]

I've been reading Macrumors since 2012. All news has gone the way of more engaging "You won't believe this!" for clicks in the last 5-10 years or so.

Having to wade through the mess to get what you want has always kinda been the case, even 10 years ago. I find certain things interesting that others don't so I just ignored what I didn't like and kept reading on.

I do believe we're reaching a point where tech advancements are going to become less and less "and one more thing!" to wow our pants off.

I've got my complaints against Macrumors but there are not many big forums like this anymore. But I'll give you that there are more attention getting articles than there was, but it's nowhere near mainstream media bad lol.

Life is short - spend it doing what you like and what makes you happy 😀 I wish you the best and will look forward to seeing you around when you do pop in now and then. Hopefully you find something fun. I've found reading non-fiction history and playing with batteries to be huge hobbies of mine (I had to step away from Macrumors for a few years myself).

 

[turbineseaplane]

I'm just happy it's still a normal forum and not in Discord or Reddit some other awfulness.

I really miss the days of forums reigning supreme.

 

[maflynn]

not in Discord or Reddit some other awfulness.

Yep, I hate discord, I tolerate reddit.

 

[arn]

I hear you.

Deals content does help fund the site. If you are a paid subscriber, you can filter those stories out of the front page and your rss feeds.

We do have more diversity of content on the site, including recaps and summaries of existing rumors. That I think is useful for others, but we could consider allowing those to be filtered too, and maybe podcast too.

arn

 

[numenorian]

I totally understand the financial reasons for those sorts of posts. Ultimately, this is as much about myself losing interest as it is about the changes on MR. I'm going to try to find a site that posts once a day (if that) and is more heavily slanted towards Mac and MacOS.

Thank you for all you do, Arn!

 

[I7guy]

Feedback like this is probably most useful if sent via the contact form.

My technique for dealing with stories and topics I don't care for is:

"the scroll wheel" on my mouse

Yep. Scroll wheel is the technique I use to bypass content I’m not interested in.

 

[eyoungren]

Been reading MR for close to 20 years but I'm packing it up. I just don't need 10-15 stories a day, especially when so many are:
-Something is on sale
-“Recapping” or “everything we know about” a rumor without adding any new info
-News about other brands that have nothing to do with Apple, e.g. Netflix, Samsung, Instagram, AMC
-New episode of the Macrumors show
-Even more ridiculous clickbait such as https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/16/airpods-max-ios-26-4/

Stories like this not only waste people’s time, they make it more likely to miss a story about real news because all the headlines look the same.

In fairness to MR, it's also just that Apple news is just less exciting than it used to be, now that most of the hardware and software is simply Good Enough and flashy upgrades happen less often.

Thanks for the memories!

Uhm, yeah. None of that is why I'm here.

I'm sure I'll still poke around the forums every now and then 🙂

That's why I'm here.

Close on to 15 years now for me. First time I've ever seen your username.

 

[numenorian]

Yeah, I'm a longtime forum lurker, only started posting a few years ago. Not sure how that's relevant to my post.

 

[M4th]

In fairness to MR, it's also just that Apple news is just less exciting than it used to be, now that most of the hardware and software is simply Good Enough and flashy upgrades happen less often.

imho, that's a good thing

 

[eyoungren]

Yeah, I'm a longtime forum lurker, only started posting a few years ago. Not sure how that's relevant to my post.

It has about as much relevance as your 20 years of reading MacRumors news does to your actual complaint.

I'm not trying to be offensive, so I apologize if I am coming across that way. But in 20 years, MacRumors has meant so much to you that you've never even gotten out of 'newbie' status. 20 years here and no one here knew it.

And yet you're bidding a fond fair well?

Just register the complaint and move on. This isn't an airport. You don't need to announce your departure to strangers.

 

[numenorian]

No offense taken. I just meant to say, my view was about the editorial decisions, not the forum. I think reading for 20 years justifies having an opinion.

 

[arn]

fwiw,

The MacRumors Show
and
Top Stories

are now filterable from the front page for paid members.