Alli
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Did you not read the story? The guy who found it tried to return it to Apple. Nobody would even take his phone calls.
Did you not read the story? The guy who found it tried to return it to Apple. Nobody would even take his phone calls.
Clearly not intentional on Apple's part.lordzod01
First of all, Apple would not sue immediately. Gizmodo had no idea how the iPhone was actually obtained be it stolen or what have you, so they did what they could with it. They were well within their legal right because Apple did not contact them with a C&D or non-disclosure agreement.
Secondly, Apple wiped the iPhone as soon as they learned it fell out of Gray Powell's possession. They obviously had no intention of showing us the real specs and details of this device, and they did NOT want to show us the new OS 4.0 features.
Thirdly, Gray Powell actually commented on the Gizmodo article, angered by their use of his name in the article. I don't believe he would have said anything if he was involved with a structured Apple leak. *However Giz has since stated they mentioned his name because they wanted to help clear it, more public attention leads companies to make more lenient decisions, they aimed to help him*
It could very well have still been a structured and intentional leak, but for these reasons I believe it was not.
Why did Apple not release the C&D order? That implies more interest than a simple "Please give it back" letter. C&D more than likely means it is a very very important product and Apple is willing to let it be known so that people will not talk about it, however the damage had already been done and there was nothing legal Apple could do about it, and a C&D would draw too much attention to it as a legal proceeding implies that this IS infact the new iPhone. My theory is that is IS the new iPhone, but Apple went with a simpler, personal letter, so that it didn't SEEM as important as it really is.
It kind of looks like a samsung eternity. I like the new design though. I'm gonna have to get a new dock for my iHome now. O well, worth it!
Come on guys. This is clearly a PR stunt. Apple is simply trying to take away any attention that the HTC incredible might get. You actually think Apple lets prototypes leave their campus? Apple has NSA type security to keep stupid things like this happening.
I think it looks AWESOME and cant wait to get one!
Come on guys. ... You actually think Apple lets prototypes leave their campus? Apple has NSA type security to keep stupid things like this happening.
Are you off your rocker?
I don't think Steve Jobs even knows the HTC Incredible exists! The Nexus One is the only viable threat because Google is officially backing it... Apple doesn't give two ****s about the HTC Incredible.
And btw, the guy lost the phone on MARCH 18th... That was a while ago.
And, it's not a publicity stunt anyway! Apple does not work like that.
History has already proven you wrong. That's all that needs to be said.
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I don't really see the point in all the supposed cloak-and-dagger "leaking" of a product that Apple clearly doesn't need to leak to sell. If Apple wanted to release any info, they would just release a news item revealing some of the specs and features that could be expected with the iPhone G4. The fact that one of their prototypes got out into the wild is really more an issue of human error and that no organization, no matter how powerful and safe, is infallible.