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Apple Agrees to Hold Off on Subpoenas

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the avoiding-a-pr-nightmare dept.

ido writes "Apple has agreed to hold off on serving subpoenas related to their John Doe civil suits against some free press journalists to reveal sources releasing Apple's "trade secrets." This is related to a previous article." The original story has some more background info as well. While Apple is notorious for its secrecy before MacWorlds, Apple probably figured out that dragging people into court usually does little for one's popularity.

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  1. Re:The Real Deal by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah ... and what that says for the continued use of urinals in corporate America is anyone's guess.

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  2. Re:Apple makes the right choice again by ScrewMaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm glad Steve Jobs made this decision. He continues to lead the company in the right direction and bringing us, the loyal Apple fans, the most advanced computers of today.

    You work for Apple's PR department, don't you.

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  3. Damn! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    I was so ashamed I painted by power book in black.

    /small ...and installed Linux... ;)

  4. Thanks for the factual analysis! by Infonaut · · Score: 5, Funny
    Overcharging their customers by giving half the performance at twice the price.... Wow, that's simply amazing. Apple has been able to survive (barely) for all these years and they've managed to deliver only 50% of the value and half of the capabilities of products from competing companies.

    I think it's because all Mac users are artists, and artists are all very emotional and tend to be poor with numbers. So even though they're spending more, they don't even realize it. Silly artists!

    What I don't understand is why the universities and government agencies that are using Macs for clustering and other uses are buying computers that are twice as expensive and half as capable. It must be that these purchasers are part of the loyal "Apple fan base," sort of like Milwaukee Brewers fans. They hang tough and spend the money only because they feel a special attachment to Apple, rather than because Apple products have any real worth.

    You're right about Apple dumping on their customers and fans too. Did you hear about the time Steve Jobs cancelled the second day of his concert in Boston, and nobody who bought tickets even got a refund? What an arrogant bastard!

    Personally I'll stick with the alternatives. IE 6 kicks ass, my Windows XP system never gives me any security problems, and I like buying new hardware every two years, because it guarantees I'll be able to brag about the CPU speed of my computer to my buddies.

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  5. Ahahahaha! by Chordonblue · · Score: 3, Funny

    Working as an admin in a jr./high school this was enough to make my tea come out my nose...

    Thanks!

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  6. Re:Not quite... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That's hot.

  7. Re:The Real Deal by Mattintosh · · Score: 2, Funny

    They must've followed the trail of wet carpet. Springing a leak is a difficult thing to keep to yourself.