9to5Mac is a market-leading technology publication with massive, verifiable audience reach and high real-world utility for the Apple ecosystem. While the project itself operates at a scale significantly larger than the calibration benchmark (HackerNoon), the submission quality was exceptionally poor ('most people have used my product'), resulting in significant penalties to the Evidence of Traction and Response Quality metrics. The final score reflects the entity's undeniable market dominance and established history, balanced against the lack of effort in the verification submission.
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