''9to5Mac'' is a website covering news and rumors about Apple Inc. and its products. Founded by Seth Weintraub, the website is the oldest in Weintraub's 9to5 network of tech blogs, which also includes ''9to5Google'', ''9to5Toys'', ''DroneDJ'', and ''

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''. As one of many Apple news websites, the site drastically rose in traffic in its earlier years for publishing the first photos of the third-generation

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, the original

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, early images of the first

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, etc. ''9to5Mac'' has developed and implemented its affiliate program for freelance writers to earn from advertising banners being shown on their articles' pages.

History

''9to5Mac'' was founded in 2007 by Seth Weintraub as an Apple news website initially focused on Macs in the enterprise. In June 2016, Mark Gurman, one of the world's most influential Apple reporters, left ''9to5Mac'' for

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. He wrote articles for ''9to5Mac'' for seven years. Gurman's scoops include uncovering iSlate.com and confirming a tablet was coming from Apple back in 2009. He’s also leaked news about

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, the first Retina iMacs, and 2015's 12-inch MacBook before the company’s special events. In 2012, in a research paper entitled ''The Outreach of Digital Libraries: A Globalized Resource Network'' (Taipei) ''9to5Mac'' was ranked as having the highest Jaccard index among Mac-related websites, including ''

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''.

Incidents

In 2018, Guilherme Rambo paid a source around $500 in

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in exchange for leaked Apple company data. He wrote an article billed as an "exclusive" look at new features for the then-upcoming iPad Pro. This contradicted the rules of ''9to5Mac''. Later ''9to5Mac'' updated the story, removing its content and replacing it with a disclaimer: "Update: This post has been removed due to ''9to5mac's'' sourcing policies."

References

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