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Apple Sues Think Secret
Isaac Newton writes "Reuters is reporting that Apple Computer has sued website Think Secret for allegedly divulging trade secrets relating to its upcoming sub-$500 Mac desktop and office suite. The lawsuit is apparently giving legitimacy to the rumors."
None of you dumbasses get the idea that the more shit gets leaked before the big "unveiling" the less interested the media is going to be in covering said event, thereby directly translating into lost "free advertising" that Apple, moreso even than other companies, counts on. The piddly exposure they get on the rumor sites is just a bunch of existing mac fan geeks anyhow, and nothing compared to the general public splash made by the big media who cover the unveiling. This is the whole reason they try to clamp down on leaks. It's nice for us fanboys to gossip and all, but don't act like the leakers and the rumor sites who pander to them are doing Apple any favors.
Amen.
As great as a lot of Apple products are, and as tempted as I am over OS X, I could never be a happy customer of Apple because of their overzealous legal dept.
This is a long term trend. I've seen Apple sue people over the smallest, stupedist things and it sickens me, really. Especially, when they STOLE the damn name of their company from Apple records.
This was the last straw. F*** Apple, I fart in their general direction.
"No other significant company is in the same position that Apple is in. For it to survive, it has to be able to periodically pull a rabbit out of its hat and surprise everyone with a new product, a new design."
It happens in every industry.
Cars
Fashion
Anything that is consumer driven.
You're just defending apple out of a misplaced sense of loyalty.
Why does apple get to trump the first amendment anyway?