Why MacRumors instead of Apple.com forums?

[coolwater]

As for me, apple.com forums are too strict. Threads get moved right away if the question sounds slightly less related to the forum subject--i.e. you can't even talk about how good or bad AT&T is without iPhone being mentioned explicitly more than AT&T. That's just stupid.

 

[DinoMachino]

free speech

i just love speculation. there's plenty of that here!

 

[shinji]

I always prefer the unofficial forums

 

[conch575]

these forums are always much more fun!

 

[edesignuk]

I've always found the Apple forums horribly slow and clunky. MR is a million* times better.

*approximately 😛

 

[GoCubsGo]

i just love speculation. there's plenty of that here!

LOL!

As said, Apple forums are slow and clunky but if I need answers I'll go there as well. I use both and a couple more tbh. 😉

 

[Schtumple]

The fanboys are no where near as crazy here.

 

[dmmcintyre3]

Plain and simple:

Apple deletes threads that would not be deleted if they are on here.

(17 inch PB screen lines comes to mind)

 

[mkrishnan]

When I started taking a serious interest in getting a Mac, in 2003, 85% of my searches were leading me here. I took it as a sign. 😱 The sign looked something like this:

I stayed for the community. 😛

 

[dmmcintyre3]

What got me into this site was the post your mac setup threads.

(well I actually read the front page for 2 years without knowing that they were here)

This forum has some things that I have not seen on any other forum (the Thread Starter thing, http://spy.macrumors.com)

 

[0098386]

Before I bought a Mac I did a lot of research and was always brought here. So I took the hint and registered.

Think I was signed up to that ThinkSecret one too (that one that had the aluminium hole background image).

 

[joro]

I agree with the previous posters, I have gotten a lot more helpful and honest answers to questions here than I ever did on Apple’s forum. Coupled with the fact that Apple essentially regulates what it said it can make getting a legitimate answer difficult.

 

[thegoldenmackid]

There are a lot of things that this forum has that Apple's do not. Particularly "Character", but then again...their forums don't have random post edits 😀

 

[MacDawg]

Wait... this isn't the Apple Forum?

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[bartelby]

I've always found the Apple forums horribly slow and clunky. MR is a million* times better.

*approximately 😛

Is that decimal or octal?

 

[Schtumple]

Is that decimal or octal?

Are we counting it in base 10 or not?

 

[r.j.s]

The sign looked something like this:

mad jew making signs again?