Yes, I realize I can just ignore the lawsuits. I should have more accurately stated that I'm disappointed in the following things:
Unethical behavior that causes these situations. (The engineer is quite obviously in the wrong here, I'm not arguing that at all.)
Over-reliance on litigation as a means for resolving disputes. While obviously I don't (and can't) know if an effort was made to resolve this without a lawsuit, it seems if an effort was made, it wasn't pursued to the full extent. Has no one heard of arbitration or mediation? Obviously some may say that this lawsuit is intended to discourage such behavior in the future, but we can look at effectiveness of mandatory minimum prison sentences to see just how well that is(n't) working.
Not realizing that "Executives behind the woodshed" is more than a little tongue-in-cheek. I certainly do not condone sending "goon squads" out to beat down contractors who violate NDAs, I just found some humor in the idea of Jobs and an engineer slap-fighting each other over a disclosure.
I agree, there is a time and a place for a lawsuit. It's just my opinion that this lawsuit is designed more for attention and less for resolving the issue at hand. While I'm sure this will result in an outcome which pleases Apple, I'm wondering if they couldn't have realized that same result in a different way?
Just my $.02 (the exchange rate is killing me)
... but I am really sick of hearing about lawsuits. Period. I understand the need to protect brand equity, and can even see the justification for protecting your "IP," but honestly. When will these companies stop with the lawsuits!
New Year's resolution: not buying anything from anybody filing "stunt" (Apple) or "business model" (SCO) lawsuits. I would much rather these execs just took each other out behind the woodshed, beat the crap out of each other, shook hands, drank a beer, and got on with some, oh, I don't know, INNOVATION!
Careful here... IANAL, but I believe it's illegal to charge a shopper's card until the item has actually shipped. Of course, this doesn't apply to *ahem* services which are delivered instantly, but if your customer ordered 100 widgets, until they're out the door, you can't charge them.
Having said that, you can certainly authorize the charge, which I would strongly recommend.
"Conservative" and "corporate" are absolutely not one and the same. I'm conservative: I believe you'd have a hard time calling me "corporate" (and an even harder time calling me a corporation).
Corporations have many reasons not to "game" systems for profit, in particular in the United States. Public opinion regarding business right now is so low that businesses cannot afford to be caught engaging in unethical behavior. A not too minor point in this discussion: corporations don't compete with people; corporations compete with other corporations.
Also, many (in my opinion, a majority, but I have no research to back up this claim) corporate leaders contribute significantly to charities and their communities, both from their own pocketbook and from the organizations. Don't forget that these corporations are being led by people, with those same human characteristics of "fairness" and "conscience."
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Actually, there is. If you have access, try Lexis Nexis Academic Universe. A search for "Apple vs." under "Get a case" gives the following:
This search has been interrupted because it will return more than 1,000 documents.
Guess I'll have to refine that a little.
I agree, there is a time and a place for a lawsuit. It's just my opinion that this lawsuit is designed more for attention and less for resolving the issue at hand. While I'm sure this will result in an outcome which pleases Apple, I'm wondering if they couldn't have realized that same result in a different way?
Just my $.02 (the exchange rate is killing me)
... but I am really sick of hearing about lawsuits. Period. I understand the need to protect brand equity, and can even see the justification for protecting your "IP," but honestly. When will these companies stop with the lawsuits!
New Year's resolution: not buying anything from anybody filing "stunt" (Apple) or "business model" (SCO) lawsuits. I would much rather these execs just took each other out behind the woodshed, beat the crap out of each other, shook hands, drank a beer, and got on with some, oh, I don't know, INNOVATION!
Overly litigious people/companies make me sick.
Careful here... IANAL, but I believe it's illegal to charge a shopper's card until the item has actually shipped. Of course, this doesn't apply to *ahem* services which are delivered instantly, but if your customer ordered 100 widgets, until they're out the door, you can't charge them.
Having said that, you can certainly authorize the charge, which I would strongly recommend.
"Conservative" and "corporate" are absolutely not one and the same. I'm conservative: I believe you'd have a hard time calling me "corporate" (and an even harder time calling me a corporation).
Corporations have many reasons not to "game" systems for profit, in particular in the United States. Public opinion regarding business right now is so low that businesses cannot afford to be caught engaging in unethical behavior. A not too minor point in this discussion: corporations don't compete with people; corporations compete with other corporations.
Also, many (in my opinion, a majority, but I have no research to back up this claim) corporate leaders contribute significantly to charities and their communities, both from their own pocketbook and from the organizations. Don't forget that these corporations are being led by people, with those same human characteristics of "fairness" and "conscience."