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Nokia Chases Blogger To Recover N8 Prototype

Posted by samzenpus on from the history-repeating dept.

boris writes "Nokia has approached Russian authorities to retrieve its N8 prototype from blogger Eldar Murtazin, in a case similar to Apple iPhone 4/Gizmodo fiasco. In its official blog, Nokia said, 'we formally requested the return of all unauthorized Nokia property from Mr. Murtazin and he declined to respond. As a result, we have contacted the Russian authorities to assist us in the return of all unauthorized Nokia property.'"

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  1. Re:Nokia just want its property back by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My 2 cents:
    Nokia probably doesn't give a rat's ass about the device itself. They want it returned so they can check its serial number/IMEI and track down the person who is continuously leaking their prototypes to Eldar Murtazin.
    They have publicly stated that they are trying to find his mole.

    Yes, we have to take a look at ourselves, and we are diligently hunting down the source of these leaks.

    http://conversations.nokia.com/2010/04/27/one-of-our-children-is-missing/

  2. Re:Nokia just want its property back by kangsterizer · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Yes, that's what I'm thinking. They want to shut down the leaks, not to punish the bloggers or whichever tech site end up getting the devices. That's why there's no lawsuit, they don't care going after the tech fans, they know it's a bad move. Eventually they'd rather not make noise about it.

    The guy who leaks stuff at Nokia will prolly get fired and stuff however.