Comments on: Really dumb move, Apple

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 02:55:27 +0000

As an AAPL stock holder I am completely on Apple’s side on this. Freedom of the press, in essence, exists to protect the citizens of the United States from a government that might supress political viewpoints that do not support the “state message”. That is not what is happening here. Someone breached a legal contract with Apple in revealing Apple’s “trade secrets”. Knowing what products Apple are going to deliver next is not a public right. Revealing Apple’s trade secrets can cause huge financial damage to Apple and it’s stock holders. Revealing these secrets when you are under contract not to constitutes a kind of theft of intellectual property. A person such as Nick DePlume who knowingly participates or even solicits this theft is guilty of participating in a crime just as assuredly as someone volunteering to giving a bank robber running out of a bank a getaway ride.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 05:53:00 +0000

lol, I think I may have let my rage over the story cloud my perception

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 05:27:53 +0000

It’s only obscure for you, smarty pants.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 03:37:30 +0000

learn how to couch your remarks properly and perhaps it wont be so obscure…you missed a good opportunity…

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 06:41:47 +0000

It’s sarcasm, look it up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 03:23:58 +0000

It was supposed to be sarcasm. Perhaps a bit to obscure.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 03:08:32 +0000

Apple is rather dumb about other things too.

The Apple 30GB and 60GB ipods are marketed toward the more affluent. These units only support viral and spyware infested WinXP with service pac 2 installed and viral and spyware infested Win 2000 with service pac 4 installed. Anyone with a clean install of Win98 is out of luck even though they may not be in a position to shell out an additonal $100-$150 to upgrade to the infected software.

Evidently Apple is booking no truck with the lesser rabble amongst us. Apple is making money hand-over-fist and doesn’t need to sulley its hands on money handled by the unwashed masses. If you want to bask in the glow of things Apple you’re just going to have to do without and spring for that WinXP upgrade. Use your kid’s or grand kid’s college money if you have to or do without medication for a month or two but, don’t look for any sympathy from Mr. Jobs.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:00:11 +0000

“who gives a damn about freedom of the press anyway. ”

lol, are you for real or just really that ignorant?

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http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 01:53:50 +0000

IMHO Apple appears to want the head of the insider traitor on a plate in the worst way and does not seem to care at all about whatever collateral damage is caused in hunting that person down. The public forgets so very quickly and who gives a damn about freedom of the press anyway.