I’m not terribly interested in being just a rumor site. (I promise I will NEVER take 20 pics of a friggin’ iPod shuffle) I don’t mind posting rumors…in fact, I love rumors…not because I believe them all…but more so because I love the discussion of what might come next from Apple…which is why I try to mark my own speculation as such (and be on the watch for a bit of it in the next day or so ), but I can appreciate your frustration with the rumors.

I am glad you’re a reader, and will always welcome your thoughts and opinions on what I can do to make AG a better site. BTW – you’ll start seeing a few more posts a day on the site this week, because I’m going full time with the blog (and a podcast!) but I’m always going to try to focus more on the news than the rumors (although, again, I love speculating and discussing the rumors…so they’ll still be there) …but I do see your point about old Gizmodo and linking too quickly…those bastards…

Plus, it’s always great to have people giving you a little hell on their blogs…it means they’re reading.

Let me stop for a moment, though. I do realize, in hind-sight, that I’ve barked about your site a few times now. That doesn’t accurately reflect my feelings for you or your site. Your site is actually one of my favorite sites for Apple news; you don’t DROWN me with dozens of articles a day, and you are usually very news-centric. Furthermore, I’m not one to be too bull-headed to not acknowledge when someone is calling me out for being rude. You’re right that I came down on you hard when you weren’t the one doing the “prognostication”, and I hope you accept my apologies as a fellow blogger and fellow obsessive Mac enthusiast.

I certainly hope you’re not beyond hearing my feedback at this point. All things said, I am irritable about the level of cross-linking that goes on among the Apple rumor/news sites. Such indiscretionary linking has led, sadly, to increasingly poor confidence in any reported rumors. This is regrettable. Are you “reporting the news” when you indicate that so-and-so said this-and-that would happen? I suppose. But if it is a fabrication, or a stretch at best, you are also a party to the spread of that information. That is my point of contention.

Michael, again, accept my apologies for my relapse in manners and politeness. I’m not going anywhere, and neither is my opinion nor my feedback, but the disrespect can take a back seat.

If you want to take shots at someone, take shots at Think Secret who suggested the 8-cores, and Apple Insider who speculated on a 2Gig Red Nano or Beatles iPod.

There was no pure storytelling on my part…simply reporting on what other sites (sites that have had a considerable level of credibility in the past) had posted.

You will be able to tell when I am Speculating on Apple Gazette. How? Because any post with my own speculation in it starts with the word SPECULATION in all caps.