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Re:How I Got the Google Voice/App Store Story Wrong by novum on Monday August 24, 2009 @02:48AM (#781647)
I can't imagine well-sourced rumors are all that commonplace about a company as secretive as Apple. Probably you have to go with what you're given on the rare occasions you get precious little anything at all.
Re:How I Got the Google Voice/App Store Story Wrong by mwcremer on Monday August 24, 2009 @05:05AM (#781789)
I could live with that, if Gruber didn't make a point of serving up "claim chowder" every time someone else rushed to print a juicy tidbit without checking the facts. If you are going to throw stones...

I agree that in general Gruber has well-researched and thoughtful pieces. I would have more respect for his retraction if he didn't spend most of it telling me why it wasn't his fault.

"But, trust me, it was AT&T’s decision."

and then

"My source [...] was wrong."

Re:How I Got the Google Voice/App Store Story Wrong by calambrac on Monday August 24, 2009 @08:32AM (#781960)
You're implicitly giving a lot of credit to the stories he calls out as 'claim chowder'. They're pretty much always unsourced bs speculation from hacks and trolls who would never call attention to their own mistakes.