Why does MacRumors Buyers Guide say the MBP was updated 2/12??

[Zeos]

The MacRumors Buyer's guide has a line that says "2/12 Apple Updates MacBook Pro." Am I missing something, or did that get published thinking today would be the big day, but alas, nothing yet?

 

[Wheelie4]

It says "Recent Rumors" above that.

 

[cmm26red]

The MacRumors Buyer's guide has a line that says "2/12 Apple Updates MacBook Pro." ?? Am I missing something, or did that get published thinking today would be the big day, but alas, nothing yet?

Recent Rumors
02/12: Apple Updates MacBook Pro
02/06: More SSD and HDD Comparisons and Testing Methodology [Update]
02/03: Faster NAND Flash (SSD) in Late 2008
02/03: New MacBook Pros Appearing in Retail Inventory?
02/01: MacBook Pro Launch February 12th?
01/30: Evidence for New MacBook Pros [Updated]
01/28: Claim of a March 17th MacBook Pro Release?
01/27: MacBook Airs in Stores Tuesday or Wednesday?
01/27: Early 2008 MacBook Pro Whispers
01/21: Next MacBooks, MacBook Pros To Receive Multi-touch Trackpad
...more...

 

[OllyW]

Looks like someone was fooled when the Apple Store went down and got the link ready too soon

 

[tennisplaayer11]

Yeah that's so weird! Does this mean what I think it means?

 

[WildCowboy]

That's a good question. It looks like a placeholder has been generated for when the machines are released, but it somehow got added to the Buyer's Guide page.

No, we're not hiding anything.

 

[Wheelie4]

It was a rumor so it was put in the recent rumors list. If it were true they would have put it above recent rumors were it says "Last Release".

 

[tennisplaayer11]

*cries*

Yeah, my spirits were crushed when I saw that the link didn't work and the Apple store was still up.

 

[cmm26red]

That's a good question. It looks like a placeholder has been generated for when the machines are released, but it somehow got added to the Buyer's Guide page.

No, we're not hiding anything.

Then why wink?

 

[WildCowboy]

Then why wink?

A friendly nod to conspiracy theorists? I don't know.

 

[amjustice]

what a cruel joke

 

[anirban]

I think that refers to the time when Apple added the 2.6GHz configuration to the MBP lineup.

EDIT: Sorry, I thought the date meant 2nd December. I am an idiot.

 

[longofest]

We're looking into it.

When the Apple Store closed this morning, we prepared a story for a possible impending MacBook Pro update. However, it should not appear on the Buyer's Guide until it the story is published (which we obviously didn't do).

Thank you for alerting us to the bug

 

[Knox]

"Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity"

Gone now. Thanks for letting us know.

 

[aiterum]

the MBP was actually updated. You just have to go to the Apple Store, cross your eyes for a minute, and then look again, and a link will appear telling you how to order one