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Apple Subpoenas, Sues Over Leaks
CNET reports that Apple has been granted the right to subpoena O'Grady's PowerPage, AppleInsider, and Think Secret over leaks of information concerning an unreleased product code named "Asteroid" and "Q97," which has been described as a FireWire audio interface for use with GarageBand. The subpoenas are related to a lawsuit against an unnamed individual who leaked the information.
I mean it's common knowledge that Apple will sue anyone who tries to leak any information about their products, or even mimics them. They themselves are always less than forthcoming, they prefer to 'surprise' people with a flashy new product at MacWorld. Which is one of the only reasons people attend. And if someone maked an OS skin or product that looks anything like theirs, they pounce, because that is their ain selling point: pomp and stylish marketing jazz.
When the only thing setting you apart from the competittion, and the only thing allowing you to sell over-priced merchandice is the look of the product and the jazz of your PR, these kind of leaks are a big deal.
Steve Jobs has been known to throw tantrums about these things. They have very strict rules for anyone working with Apple. Many of you might remember back at MacWorld NY (2000) ATI released some Radeon specs a few days before the conference, and Steve Jobs threw a tantrum! He pulled the ATI tech demo from the keynote and all the Radeon cards were pulled from the Apple machines on the show floor!
I dont have the time to go into it, but before you get your Mac friends to mod this down, google it for yourself, or even look on slashdot.. there have been stories about this, and things like Apple yanking media passes to MacWorld from anyone who speculates what they will be showing off that year.
This is exactly why apple does what they do. i cant tel you how many times companies x says the will deliver something in the future and they don't. oh by the way you must be using longhorn to make this post. any company that plans it future based on anothers projected product release should have their it people shot.
by you post you are either 14 or a total idiot.