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Apple Sics Lawyers on SomethingAwful

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rabid-lawyers dept.

bheer writes "Apple has sent a threatening letter to SomethingAwful about a post in its forums that describes how to fix the overheating in some MacBook Pros by applying thermal paste properly, according to a post on Gizmodo. The post includes a brief excerpt from Apple's Service Source Manual which Apple wants removed. Gizmodo continues: 'the real problem [is] that the image shows the extremely sloppy manufacturing process that is causing the MacBook Pro to run at temperatures as high as a 95 degrees Celcius under full load.'"

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  1. Cue... by corychristison · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... AMD vs. Intel heating/cooling jokes.

  2. Re:mmm lets see here.. by nurb432 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Please discuss with reference to your legal education and bar admissions."

    Sorry, none of your business.

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  3. Re:Why is this news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's all about the money. I've got a PCG-FR230 that I needed a parts diagram and service notes for. They used special little L-brakets to mount the hard drive. L-brackets that nobody else seemed to stock.

    I called Sony and ordered the service manual. $25.00 for a 10 page photocopied (and corner stapled) document.

    Using this very expensive document, I was able to find out the part number to order from their service. $25.00 for a pair of itty-bitty aluminum L-brackets/mounting rails. About the time I ggot the L-brackets, a year into ownin the laptop, the cold-cathode backlight went deep read for a day and then quit forever. In other words, it was a total piece of crap laptop.

    Can one patent customer gouging? Protect that practice with trade secrets?

    Sony can tongue my ass in the future.

  4. Re:Fair use? by fm6 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dude, if you're going to argue with people, you shouldn't get pissed off when they argue back.

  5. Re:Fair use? by Monkelectric · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Im sorry ... stupid shit pisses me off and you said some stupid shit. Your argument that there is only right and wrong and that since it is nearly impossible to be right than I might as well be wrong, is stupid.

    I refuse to debate this point because its juvenile. You followed up your stupid thoughts with the gem, "Not practical? Then swallow your self-righteousness and buy that iMac." which was clearly insulting. So for that you recieved the fucktard comment, which you richly deserved.

    Then after insulting me you chide me for "getting pissed when people argue back" which is also a stupid thing to say since you were the one who started with the insults.

    In short, please fuck off :) I will not respond to or read further comments :)

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    Religion is a gateway psychosis. -- Dave Foley

  6. Re:Fair use? by fm6 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dude, don't call me stupid. Not when you're getting totally bent out of shape over something I didn't even say.