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- pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -4/+26lol
- monkeyrun, on 10/12/2007, -2/+24True Apple fans know Apple will never release an important new product like iPhone without any media invitations.
- nicolaa, on 10/12/2007, -4/+23First of all, who cares? Secondly, Gizmodo was right. Cisco released the iPhone as scheduled.
- pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16and on a Monday. Apple does Tuesdays.
- Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17Look, the guy got duped, or duped himself. Saying he "deceived" people with "the scoop of the century" is foaming zealotry. Get a grip. He jumped the gun, and now the Apple "faithful" are lambasting him for getting their hopes up.
I hope he never blogs about your precious products again, personally. It's obviously not worth the trouble. Bunch of drama queens. Seriously.
I know I'll get dugg down for this, but this is ridiculous. - greekgoat91, on 10/12/2007, -6/+19are you kidding me! he got an insider tip that ended out to be true, even if it the phone wasn't from apple. He's a great blogger that writes for a great site, you're just a self-centered egotistical fanboy with an iPod crammed up his ass.
- ChrisJP, on 10/12/2007, -7/+18I found all the screaming and whining fanboys a hilarious sight. No-one else did?
So we all got mislead, who the hell cares anyway? It's just a phone. Big deal. - OmegaNine, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I think this is funny as hell. If I had info like this I would have done the same thing. Gotta learn to laugh guys.
- klawz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7It's not a religion, it's a cult.
- totorototoro, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6He did his job; drive hits to the site, drive up the advertising views, any way possible. If that is Gizmodo's most important issue, they won't (and shouldn't) do anything about it except plan the next one ;p
- leopardhunter, on 02/18/2009, -2/+6"True Apple fans know Apple will never release an important new product like iPhone without any media invitations."
That's what separates the men from the boys in Apple fandom. - Stonedonkey, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6You got your tempest in my teapot.
- bluemist, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5All the facts are there, an Apple phone gadget will be coming, the only question is 'when'. Knowing that, I can sleep easily.
Sure, some gizmodo guy says some statement, then I wait until Monday. Once I saw it was not the iPhone everyone wanted, I just laughed, turn off my browser, and sleep easily again.
You guys need to grow up. You're worshipping too much plastic and electronic circuit boards as if it were a religion. - pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4You've got a good point. I don't think it was misleading per se, but *within the context of the usage of the term iPhone in recent months*, it was slightly disingenuous. That being said, knowledgeable Apple-watchers (fanboys and haters alike) spotted this as fake off the bat, mostly due to the whole Monday as opposed to Tuesday thing, and discarded it.
- mc4_a, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6Let's not forget that Gizmodo tagged that post with an "Apple" tag. The reason they are in this situation is because of their actions. They said there would be an iPhone released...they associated it with Apple...they pretty much bet the farm on it. So to come back and throw this in the face of the "fanboys"? Come on.
You made a mistake. The proper thing to do at this point would be to apologize for the error and say they will never do anything like this again. Instead he's embarrassed and trying to shift the blame. That's childish and a complete mishandling of the fallout.
I don't own an apple product apart from the iPod and I find this response very lacking. Hell, I didn't even care about the iPhone. If you want to lose all of the good will you've created with the public this is a great way to do it. It's suicidal, but it speaks volumes about his character. - jonashwing, on 10/12/2007, -3/+7you guys do realize this is most likely just another way gizmodo can milk the iPhone story and continue to generate publicity / ad revenue right?
- anonym41414, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5The "Apple does Tuesdays" thing is a valid observation. I wonder how many people have thought about why that is. I can't speak for Apple's marketing department directly, but I can tell you what I know. When Apple releases a major new product, the story gets sent to the media under embargo on Monday, early enough for reporters to get their stories ready for the announcement the next day. That way they get the maximum amount of press coverage possible before the weekend. It's really a pretty clever way to use media relations to get their story out. In a way Apple is gaming the system, but anybody else could do the same thing if they spent the necessary time to get Apple's brand cache and make relationships in the press. It's pretty good work, really.
- llbbl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3its not THAT big of a deal
- TheIconoclast31, on 10/12/2007, -7/+10It's half serious and half fanboy-bashing. If he's trying to protect his credibility, I think a straight explanation without the side-comments would've been more professional.
- downlo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Didn't Gizmodo can an editor after he said 'Big Wii news @ midnight' that never happened?
Gizmodo proves it self more irrelevant every day. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7Exactly, which is why MacWorld is the earliest possible time for Apple's phone to be released.
When I first read about the iPhone being released on Monday, I thought "what a stupid article; this is going to blow up in their faces".
I think it is very funny the way this has played out. Gizmodo played a little joke on everyone, and it was a joke that was actually true. A product carrying the name "iPhone" was indeed released...just not by Apple. Apple has NEVER even mentioned a phone; it is the public that gave it the name "iPhone".
Very clever. - pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I liked the iChat knock-knock joke bit.
- TenebrousX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3RTFA...
- middl3name, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3I don't understand how anyone can be upset by this; it's moronic and a bit childish. I mean, how many ***** blogs make the front page claiming to have an inside scoop? And how many times does someone submit a RUMOR and not properly label it? Do you demand these bastards' heads?
Please, go cry to your moms because you all obviously still live with her. - SonofMaug, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@Theiconoclast31:
Have you READ Gizmodo at all? Their whole shtick is half serious half sarcasm. Geez, give it a rest! I am an Apple fan boy, I was disappointed that there will be no Apple "iphone", but guess what boys, life goes on! Don't give me this "credibility" crap either, they went with the story, they were truthful, and they got skewered for it, the end. As Alex says, "Next storayyyyyyy!" - klawz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Pure BS - don't buy/sell stocks based on stupid *****. Do it on FACTS, not "assumptions that Apple will do this or not do that".
- oOLiquidNightOo, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6this guy can posture all he wants. he intentionally mislead the public about an iphone announcement. is that a big deal, maybe not if you're fark or something awful. but, if you're a tech site trying to promote some slight element of integrity, i can absolutely no reason why you'd jerk your readership/community around. i hope his site suffers a loss because of this ..
i personally don't give to ***** about the apple iphone.
but, that's just me. - slayerab, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This all reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons when they find the skeleton with wingbones and a message transcribed saying "The world is gonna end at 4 PM on Sunday" and then everyone waits but it turns out to be the opening of a giant mall. Just wanted to speak my mind.
- Dayyve, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Interesting! You're right - now I guess I can see the harm that can come out of simple white lie. Then again investors should do their homework and read Digg and see that the Apple experts here had debunked the myth based on the fact that the phone announcement was on a Monday. I'm just an average Win gamer but even I know the Apple peeps here know their *****.
Side note to Apple: name it the i-Tele-Pod-Phone. Your welcome. - lostboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2your really need sarcasm tags, some people are taking what you say seriously :|
- ArchieAndrews, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I was in agreement with you until you hit this spot: "...anyway possible." Is there really no line? Can they knowingly lie to visitors (not passing judgment on this particular situation but suggesting a what if) to get hits. Surely there is some room in your list of criteria for things like truth and character, isn't there? Doesn't your "operating method" show a complete contempt for the users who visit the site?
- TheIconoclast31, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@SonofMaug
I couldn't care less about Apple/iPhone, no, I'm not a regular reader of Gizmodo, and YOU calm down, sir. There seems to have been a slight misunderstanding. :) - leopaul, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I found Lam's post hilarious, but then I don't have investment--financial and/or general excitement--over Apple releases.
@ ArchieAndrews
I agree with you on the '..anyway possible' part of the comment. There certainly must be a line, which Gizmodo holds. I cannot imagine Gizmodo so focused on the beloved 'hit'. Still, this debacle, or whatever anyone wants to call it, is generating all kinds of buzz around the site. All PR is good, no?
@ zaren
"truthiness" best explains it, for sure. lol - joaopcc, on 10/12/2007, -6/+7After reading his response Brian still comes out as an ass.
- Dayyve, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Coming from a guy who can give a flying ***** about an iPhone or Gizmodo this guy sounds absolutely unprofessional. Immature is probably the better description. 'Revenge' by putting the Apple tag back on makes it inaccurate once again (ooooh! changing tags! challenge him to fisticuffs like Uwe Boll!) and more importantly puts you in a game of 'my dick is bigger than yours.' You both probably have little dicks or your defensive emotions wouldn't be at full mast. The people who care the most already pointed out the fact that the release was on a Monday was all wrong, and they would know. So a gadget site makes a sensationalist headline that purposely throws the masses in another direction to garner attention. They are just following suit of the big boys (CNN, Fox, Tribune) who do it EVERYDAY. I'm really missing something on this story...why boycott a site when you can just as easily (and more damaging) go to your address bar and go to a different review site?
- DeltaX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Buy on rumor, sell on news. Add: Get rumors from good sources.
- Greeborg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2ARRRGHHH!!! Me mateys! I say hangin's to good fer em! The punishment should fit the crime! What say we encase him in a glossy white shell and install some cybernetic buttons in his chest and replace his head with a TFT screen! (Don't even ask where the power adapter would go...:)
- zaren, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dugg for truthiness.
As P.T. Barnum would say, this way to the egress! - Jaq524, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I would like to officially THANK Brian Lam for showing us all that we look like idiots when we assume something.
- tizz66, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Dolomite: Grow the ***** up. It's dicks like you that give all Apple users a bad name - including me.
To everyone else, no we aren't all as bad as this idiot. kthx. - potentato, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Sound reasoning - that's my main reason for not liking the Greatful Dead, too.
- KnightMareInc, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1who cares if there was an iphone anyway?
- mc4_a, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Wide
I have no probably tagging the follow up with an Apple tag. However, the implication by using that tag on the original article was much different. - pabloD, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@FinalSolution: yup. It's easy to forget that the ApplePhone is serious vaporware amidst this rumor tsunami.
- deadbaby, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2I was never an avid reader of Gizmodo but now I officially hate the web site. You guys give blogging a bad name. I wish all these stupid fake rumor sites would just GO AWAY.
- redavni, on 10/12/2007, -5/+5I think I am going to boycott all Apple products just because their fanboys are dumb.
- Avalontor, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@finalsolution
At bit confused are you? what a difference a word or two makes, right?
"Apple has NEVER even mentioned a phone; it is the public that gave it the name "iPhone"."
should be;
"Apple has NEVER even mentioned a phone; it is the Apple fanboys that gave it the name "iPhone". - llbbl, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1exactly what i was trying to say several posts above but u said it better???
- topace3000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oooook, looking back at the original story and everything, I have to say that the blog "exposing" the "scandal" is the most ridiculous part of this whole thing. At least there actually WAS real news attached to the write-up.. people are really overreacting on this. It's clear the Gizmodo guy realizes this as much as any rational persion would, and throws it in the faces of the people who got pissed off over almost nothing excellently.
- Avalontor, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1@deadbaby
haha lol, wow did something just fly over your head? It was not a stupid fake rumour, it was fact. What part don't you understand? You must have believed it to be so annoyed. -
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