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New MacBook Air Due This Wednesday?

pmz said:
Here is how this works, Macrumors...

On Wednesday, if MacBook Airs are released...when covering that article, you highlight the chronicwire as having nailed this point precisely. In the future, you cite him as having been 100% right in the past.

If MacBook Airs are not released on Wednesday, then you run an article stating that this chronic wire made claims of 100% certainty and turned out be 100% wrong. You make certain that readers understand the difference between a source and a bull$%^& artist, and in the future you refer to chronicwire as someone who is known to be wrong and make things up.

Got it?

I'm getting pretty tired of Macrumors running articles that seriously suggest a possibility, even to the extent of highlighting the person's "100%" certainty (which is of course impossibility), while the "source" happens to be someone who has a track record of being as wrong as could be.

B.G.R. is the best example. They've been caught fictionalizing in order to drive up traffic and ad revenue dozens of times, and Macrumors has even written about it, but Macrumors continues to point to B.G.R. (usually at the times of highest anticipation) as some kind of legitimate source.

Macrumors is so irresponsible with this that its quite difficult to maintain a history on who is accurate and who is not. No matter how wrong a source has been, or how many times they've been proven dead wrong, the latest thing they say will still make Macrumors headlines, even if the odds of it being true are 0.
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+1

Somehow you'd been given a -1 when I read your post so I'm giving you a permanent, irrevocable "Preach brother" or sister :eek:
 
2IS said:
Why would they do that when they can make an additional $30 off you?
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1 From Apple's press release:
"The Mac OS X Lion Up-To-Date upgrade is available at no additional charge via the Mac App Store to all customers who purchased a qualifying new Mac system from Apple or an Apple Authorized Reseller on or after June 6, 2011. Users must request their Up-To-Date upgrade within 30 days of purchase of their Mac computer. Customers who purchase a qualifying Mac between June 6, 2011 and the date when Lion is available in the Mac App Store will have 30 days from Lions official release date to make a request."

2. They've been reducing the price of OS X over the last several releases so why would you think they really care how much money they make from it? The more people who use Lion and get used to Apple's workflow, the more they like iOS devices (the opposite is also true). Apple makes the majority of its profits from selling hardware, not software. You're thinking of Microsoft's business model.
 
Ah man! So excited! I kinda wish that I hadn't got a MBP after the 2010 refresh because I now know that for the same price I paid (with some BTO options) I can get the low end 13" MBA (as it is now) w/ optional 4GBs of ram and a low end 21.5" iMac for less than what my MBP cost.. Damn.

That being said I do love my MBP!
 
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macsamillionjoe said:
Dude idk if you are trolling or not but APPLE already said EVERY mac purchased after june 6 will come LION FREE...

How hard is it to go to the App store and download Lion come on now.....
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I said that the reason to wait would be to avoid having to update the OS, which will ship in at most 7 weeks. I don't care at all about the $30.

Will upgrading to to Lion be easier than with previous OS X releases? That'd be great, but I'm not counting on it. OS updates are less painful than they were in the classic OS days - I've been using Macs since 1984 - but they're still not fun.

I'd much rather buy the MBA with Lion already installed and then transfer my stuff.
 
Backlit Keyboards?

I've got a Gen2 MBA with a 128 GB SSD Drive. Suits me just fine, but it's practically impossible to find a drive upgrad to more than 128 GB. I've been holding off on the new MBAs solely because they don't have a backlit keyboard.

I LOVE my backlit keyboard. Any chance the new machines will add that back into the mix?
 
pmz said:
Here is how this works, Macrumors...

On Wednesday, if MacBook Airs are released...when covering that article, you highlight the chronicwire as having nailed this point precisely. In the future, you cite him as having been 100% right in the past.

If MacBook Airs are not released on Wednesday, then you run an article stating that this chronic wire made claims of 100% certainty and turned out be 100% wrong. You make certain that readers understand the difference between a source and a bull$%^& artist, and in the future you refer to chronicwire as someone who is known to be wrong and make things up.

Got it?

I'm getting pretty tired of Macrumors running articles that seriously suggest a possibility, even to the extent of highlighting the person's "100%" certainty (which is of course impossibility), while the "source" happens to be someone who has a track record of being as wrong as could be.

B.G.R. is the best example. They've been caught fictionalizing in order to drive up traffic and ad revenue dozens of times, and Macrumors has even written about it, but Macrumors continues to point to B.G.R. (usually at the times of highest anticipation) as some kind of legitimate source.

Macrumors is so irresponsible with this that its quite difficult to maintain a history on who is accurate and who is not. No matter how wrong a source has been, or how many times they've been proven dead wrong, the latest thing they say will still make Macrumors headlines, even if the odds of it being true are 0.
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read the site's name: MacRUMORS
 
iCrizzo said:
Steve Jobs said you don't want touch screens on laptops! ;)
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And he's right. do you realize how awkward it would be to reach across your keyboard and interact with the screen? The only way that would work is if you could swivel the screen and fold it down, like the convertibles that exist now - and that sort of design always feels flimsy - not the sort of solution Apple would design.
 
New Part numbers?

"New Part numbers for MacBook Airs are MC603, MC604, MC605, MC606"

these part numbers are allready used for the different models of iPhone 4:confused:

/Kamil
 
MM1 said:
"New Part numbers for MacBook Airs are MC603, MC604, MC605, MC606"

these part numbers are allready used for the different models of iPhone 4:confused:

/Kamil
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Yep, you're right. So, our source misinterpreted the numbers. Unlocked iPhones for sale in u.s.?

False alarm on MBA part #s.

arn
 
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johneaston said:
arn said:
Yep, you're right. So, our source misinterpreted the numbers. Unlocked iPhones for sale in u.s.?

False alarm on MBA part #s.

arn
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Macrumors fail.
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Jesus, stop trolling.
 
webman2k said:
And he's right. do you realize how awkward it would be to reach across your keyboard and interact with the screen? The only way that would work is if you could swivel the screen and fold it down, like the convertibles that exist now - and that sort of design always feels flimsy - not the sort of solution Apple would design.
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I have an HP touchscreen, and I hardly ever use the feature because it is so awkward. I agree with you, and Mr. Jobs on this one.
 
thewalkman said:
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Jesus, stop trolling.
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You must have me confused with someone else. My name's John, not jesus.
 
Want 15.4" 1680x1050 Macbook Air in 13.3" case!

I hope they finally realize that they can put a 15.4" display in a Macbook Air with the same footprint as the current 13.3" one as long as they decrease the width of this humongous bezel a tad.
 
pmz said:
Here is how this works, Macrumors...

On Wednesday, if MacBook Airs are released...when covering that article, you highlight the chronicwire as having nailed this point precisely. In the future, you cite him as having been 100% right in the past.

If MacBook Airs are not released on Wednesday, then you run an article stating that this chronic wire made claims of 100% certainty and turned out be 100% wrong. You make certain that readers understand the difference between a source and a bull$%^& artist, and in the future you refer to chronicwire as someone who is known to be wrong and make things up.

Got it?

I'm getting pretty tired of Macrumors running articles that seriously suggest a possibility, even to the extent of highlighting the person's "100%" certainty (which is of course impossibility), while the "source" happens to be someone who has a track record of being as wrong as could be.

B.G.R. is the best example. They've been caught fictionalizing in order to drive up traffic and ad revenue dozens of times, and Macrumors has even written about it, but Macrumors continues to point to B.G.R. (usually at the times of highest anticipation) as some kind of legitimate source.

Macrumors is so irresponsible with this that its quite difficult to maintain a history on who is accurate and who is not. No matter how wrong a source has been, or how many times they've been proven dead wrong, the latest thing they say will still make Macrumors headlines, even if the odds of it being true are 0.
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Thank you for posting this.
 
orfeas0 said:
read the site's name: MacRUMORS
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There's a difference between a rumor and what some one-hit wonder (who may or may not have gotten lucky) says on Twitter.

If these rumors pan out, then I'll pay attention to what ChronicWire says in the future. Until then, there is nothing truly substantial to back up these claims, and MacRumors really has not highlighted this.
 
Flip2gig said:
This is exactly what I want to see from Apple! Y'all saying that tablets are on their way out really need to expand your mind, this is un-tapped territory by Apple that could realistically be a revolution in personal computing.

Case and point: I work in construction management, what If I had the ability to bring up drawings out in the field, or on our projector in meetings, and be able to multi-touch my way around to a particular detail, then be able to use a stylus to mark up, bubble or draw whatever point I'm trying to get across. This is a true evolution in getting ideas across easily and efficiently.
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No. Tablet PC laptops entered the market years ago, and have never had any tremendous gains in capturing the market. Those were not multi-touch because you would only interact with it at a single point with a stylus.

At what frequency do you see people using a tablet PC laptop these days? Like netbooks, they are "junky" and Apple has repeatedly stated that they will not follow the PC market in areas that are "junky". There is a good reason why they are on the decline.
 
pmz said:
Here is how this works, Macrumors...
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Why don't you grow up and make your own value judgments instead of blaming arn for publishing Mac Rumors. No one is forcing you to read the news here, but when you do give the site owner the proper respect.

You really do represent the worst sort of community member around here.
 
Man a new MBA with the upgraded processors will be sweet. Low voltage and higher power for processing.

Hope to see some bigger price drops with these as well.
 
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