However to me The legal matter of the phone being lost or stolen , is not the issue - Rather the fact that Gizmodo published said secrets could mean Industrial Espionage ?
#518067 - 05/14/1009:45 PMRe: Apple getting serious over iPhone leak.
[Re: yoyo52]
carp
Dino's are Babe magnets
Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 27012
Loc: Hawaii
Yep , nothing new
I am sure any other company would have acted similarly if their prototype was pasted on the web
Talk about secrecy I worked on Estimating for the last 2 weeks a 750,000 state job which today at 2;30 is the deadline , I need estimates from the sub contractors as well. (Secrecy) part comes in that the trades don't want to revile their bids until the very last moment
#518127 - 05/15/1005:33 PMRe: Apple getting serious over iPhone leak.
[Re: Jim_]
six_of_one
Pool Bar
Registered: 04/19/02
Posts: 3885
Loc: Alexandria, VA
Not really seeing all that much "pressure" based on this article, to be honest.
Regardless, it sure doesn't paint a very nice picture of the Gizmodo guys or of the person who found the phone. As for Apple, I'll agree with the statement that while there may have been a little payback included in their filing a police report, they certainly seem to have had every right to do so, and it would seem more than justified by the way some of the accused appear to have made efforts to hide evidence ...
#522633 - 05/16/1008:48 AMRe: Apple getting serious over iPhone leak.
[Re: musicalmarv7]
zwei
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Registered: 06/26/04
Posts: 2479
Loc: Near an iPad
Publicity stunts don't involve the police, or the possible stagnation of current product sales because people find out something better is around the corner.
Besides, since when does Apple need more publicity than they already have? SJ snaps his fingers an the press appears.
the guy who originally found the phone knew exactly what he was doing and knowingly tried to avoid the police before he could capitalize and make some money. i have no sympathy for him or Gizmodo. if i was Apple i would have also notified the police and pressed charges. beyond that, it's a police matter. meh.
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