I just wanted to point out that the San Jose Merc news article that's linked is not about Apple's lawsuit against Think Secret. It's referring to a separate suit against "John Does," as part of which three sites, including Think Secret, received subpoenas. They're completely different suits.
Nick dePlume Publisher and Editor in Chief Think Secret
I believe we're honest and up-front about the reliability of what we report. If something has not been confirmed by multiple reliable sources, we say so. If something is mere rumor, we also say so, but most of the time, we would rather not report it if we can't confirm it.
As for mistakes, after Macworld Expo, for example, we typically take a look at the announcements and compare them to our pre-expo reporting to see what, if anything, we got wrong. We don't hide anything.
Nick dePlume Publisher and Editor in Chief Think Secret
As Zack pointed out, iWalk was not a Think Secret report; in fact, we debunked it. For WWDC, we reported that Apple would announce 64-bit Power Macs as well as a videoconferencing camera that we said would be called "iSight," -- I think we're in the clear there. iWorks? I maintain that it is still a future Apple release. As for 12-inch and 17-inch PowerBooks, while we raised the possibility of a release that week, we specifically said we couldn't confirm the delivery date: "It's unclear when Apple plans to announce the upgrades..."
Bottom line? Like any other news organization, Think Secret has occasional misses. But those misses don't appear to include any of the items mentioned here. I think our record speaks for itself.
Nick dePlume Publisher and Editor in Chief Think Secret
It might be worth your time to give a closer look to some of Think Secret's exclusive Mac insider news from this past year. As you indicated, circa 2000 we did indeed transition from an opinion/speculation site to a publication resembling what we are today. Not only have we broken some of the biggest Apple stories out there, but I'm proud of our accuracy.
I think our record for the past two years speaks for itself, and I invite others to examine our archives to reach their own conclusion.
If you truly believe that every news article drawing on facts not officially released from Apple is "rumor," then I suppose we have a fundamental difference of opinion.
Thanks for reading,
Nick dePlume Publisher and Editor in Chief, Think Secret http://www.thinksecret.com
No, Think Secret did not post news on the "iWalk" -- except to debunk it. The fact is, this report isn't speculation, rumor, hearsay...it's insider news, and it's affecting quite a large number of people right now.
I think our record speaks for itself -- thanks for reading!
-Nick dePlume Publisher and Editor in Chief, Think Secret
Yes, exactly. The photos being referred to were of the C2 or "Kihei" iMacs, a major revision which took place in October of last year, at a special Apple event. A week or so prior to the event, Apple promo images were leaked to Macnews.de. AppleInsider and Mac OS Rumors briefly posted images, after Apple filed an injunction against Macnews.de. Soon afterward, AI and MOSR received notices from Apple legal. A week later, the iMac was released. Exactly as seen in the images which Apple demanded be removed. -Nick dePlume Publisher, Think Secret
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I just wanted to point out that the San Jose Merc news article that's linked is not about Apple's lawsuit against Think Secret. It's referring to a separate suit against "John Does," as part of which three sites, including Think Secret, received subpoenas. They're completely different suits.
Nick dePlume
Publisher and Editor in Chief
Think Secret
I'd argue that it's solid in that regard as well.
I believe we're honest and up-front about the reliability of what we report. If something has not been confirmed by multiple reliable sources, we say so. If something is mere rumor, we also say so, but most of the time, we would rather not report it if we can't confirm it.
As for mistakes, after Macworld Expo, for example, we typically take a look at the announcements and compare them to our pre-expo reporting to see what, if anything, we got wrong. We don't hide anything.
Nick dePlume
Publisher and Editor in Chief
Think Secret
As Zack pointed out, iWalk was not a Think Secret report; in fact, we debunked it. For WWDC, we reported that Apple would announce 64-bit Power Macs as well as a videoconferencing camera that we said would be called "iSight," -- I think we're in the clear there. iWorks? I maintain that it is still a future Apple release. As for 12-inch and 17-inch PowerBooks, while we raised the possibility of a release that week, we specifically said we couldn't confirm the delivery date: "It's unclear when Apple plans to announce the upgrades..."
Bottom line? Like any other news organization, Think Secret has occasional misses. But those misses don't appear to include any of the items mentioned here. I think our record speaks for itself.
Nick dePlume
Publisher and Editor in Chief
Think Secret
gsfprez,
It might be worth your time to give a closer look to some of Think Secret's exclusive Mac insider news from this past year. As you indicated, circa 2000 we did indeed transition from an opinion/speculation site to a publication resembling what we are today. Not only have we broken some of the biggest Apple stories out there, but I'm proud of our accuracy.
I think our record for the past two years speaks for itself, and I invite others to examine our archives to reach their own conclusion.
If you truly believe that every news article drawing on facts not officially released from Apple is "rumor," then I suppose we have a fundamental difference of opinion.
Thanks for reading,
Nick dePlume
Publisher and Editor in Chief, Think Secret
http://www.thinksecret.com
Anonymous Coward,
No, Think Secret did not post news on the "iWalk" -- except to debunk it. The fact is, this report isn't speculation, rumor, hearsay...it's insider news, and it's affecting quite a large number of people right now.
I think our record speaks for itself -- thanks for reading!
-Nick dePlume
Publisher and Editor in Chief, Think Secret
Yes, exactly. The photos being referred to were of the C2 or "Kihei" iMacs, a major revision which took place in October of last year, at a special Apple event. A week or so prior to the event, Apple promo images were leaked to Macnews.de. AppleInsider and Mac OS Rumors briefly posted images, after Apple filed an injunction against Macnews.de. Soon afterward, AI and MOSR received notices from Apple legal. A week later, the iMac was released. Exactly as seen in the images which Apple demanded be removed. -Nick dePlume Publisher, Think Secret