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Gizmodo Not Welcome at 2010 WWDC
recoiledsnake writes "Gizmodo is reporting that Apple has refused to answer its request to attend the company's big Worldwide Developers Conference keynote this Monday. Apple's move to ban Gizmodo seems a direct repercussion of Apple's prototype leak by Gizmodo and subsequent actions of Apple to get the prototype back. Meanwhile, Gizmodo said that it would resort to a live blog to cover the event in case of the ban. This comes a few days after San Mateo County authorities announced that a 'special master' had been appointed to assist in the search of Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's belongings: goods seized as part of a police investigation into the disappearance (and Gizmodo acquisition) of one of Apple's prototype iPhones. It's the very device that's rumored to be announced at the Monday keynote."
The apparent snub has left the tech blog in a bit of a predicament—according to Editorial Director Brian Lam, Gizmodo is going to use the liveblogging of a number of other sources to construct its own, well, liveblog, of the WWDC keynote instead of its planned, "we're actually there" coverage.
All of the Gizmodo sources can start this concerted effort to make something up. Have one guy write that Steve showed up Naked. One the Steve had a pink faux turtle neck. Steve came out. Steve introduces the iWall for the very wealthy who want a touch screen wall for their internet a movie viewing pleasure..
This could be really fun!
RIP America
July 4, 1776 - September 11, 2001
I'm pretty sure Fox didn't steal Obama's Blackberry...
I still cannot find the droids I am looking for...
I haven't eaten Cheerios in years; can we please stick to the car analogies?
Heck, I'll start:
Steve Jobs left the keys in his Mercedes SL55 AMG after parking it in the usual handicapped space. A Good Samaritan quickly discovered this abandoned vehicle and yelled out "Finders keepers!" before driving it straight home.
It then took more than a month of negotiations before Steve Jobs finally got his car back, but not before the Good Samaritan disassembled the vehicle and put it back together again.
Are you some kind of fucking lawyer or something?
If not, shut the fuck up. You don't know whether or not it was stolen any more than anybody else.
Hell even if you are some kind of lawyer shut the fuck up.
So just shut the fuck up.
I am the JOBS !!! Don't FUCK WITH ME !! FUCK WITH ME AND I WILL CRACK LIKE THE TOOTHPICK I HAVE BECOME !!!!
In reply to (what the fuck is a gizmodo anyways):
Rafael Nadal Just Won the French Open Wearing This $525,000 Wristwatch
Congratulations to Rafael Nadal, whose dominance on Roland Garros clay was reaffirmed today following his French Open victory over Swede Robin Söderling. The victory is sweet, to be sure, but so was the bling he wore on his wrist.
But congratulations on being a homophobic bigot - your parents must be so proud.
Congrats on being a humorless prick - Phantom Limb must be so proud.
I laughed at the weak who considered themselves good because they lacked claws.
It would be as if you used all of the $20s in that suitcase.
And then returned them all after you photographed them.
Assuming Gizomod is willing to pay enough, there's sure to be some WWDC attendee willing to give up their tickets, for some price.
according to themselves, they paid $5000 for the story of somebody finding what likely was just a Chinese knockoff. They should pay at least $20k for a genuine WWDC ticket.
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck
The 90's called, they want their ""x" called, they want their "y" back" back.
(Enjoy the recursion.)
I think we can all agree that whistleblowers are cowardly people who should be silenced at any cost and do not deserve to have jobs.
You'd best let the California police who are dealing with this case know that Jason Chen was told by people on his website that it was stolen, and that he also likely destroyed this evidence by removing the posts from his website.