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Quote: Originally Posted by dasanman69 Was that property returned? Yes it was. So what judge and jury is going to convict them? I'm sure the state of California has other criminals they'd rather go after than Giz. Countless crimes go unpunished a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by justflybob Remind me not to visit wherever you come from.... He's from Germany . Anyway, now we went down to two people equating posters as either supporting Nazis and the Gestapo or are Stalin like in air brushing …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Hellacool Extortion, far from it. Proof of ownership is required. My son had his bike stolen. A few weeks later I saw a kid riding one just like it. Since I had no proof of ownership there was nothing I could do bu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 Of course Brian Lam needed to Apple to claim it was theirs, that's fair enough. But if you look at the way he worded his email... tsk tsk Brian Extortion comes to mind as well as blackmail and an admissio…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gmcalpin Yes, Gizmodo is in trouble and did all kinds of things wrong, but: why would Gizmodo "return" a phone to Apple if it was not Apple's in the first place?! Of course Lam needed to have it confirmed that it was A…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dan2236 Are you all too much of Apple fanboys to realize what a damn snitch that roommate is? Seriously, I would NEVER call the cops on my roommate unless he killed someone. Capital crimes are NO crimes to betray your …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Shrike Not sure why the Apple fans are so defensive about this. Apple's business strategy is not to sell the most cell phones. If it was, they would be on every carrier and selling an iPhone model at a free or $50 pric…
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Quote: Originally Posted by makisupa123 Do they not teach civics anymore? Apple did not "file charges" -- those would be civil. Apple needs not "press charges" -- this is something that the county prosecutor's office/grand jury does on their …
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Quote: Originally Posted by harleighquinn Why attack Gizmodo? The rest of you are doing that just fine. I'll defend the underdog, thank you. Unfortunately, your position is untenable because Gizmodo itself was the one who made itself t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by harleighquinn Again, Conjecture and I have stated as much, therefore no double standard. But those conjectures of yours have accusatory undertones that is directed at Apple but never at Gizmodo. Let me point this o…
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harleighquinn You are doing some very serious double standards yourself . in your post at 1125pm, you stated that nothing is obvious here and everything we know are conjecture and speculations and let's wait until there is proof of such is found.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison Yes but none of what you mentioned is illegal for a media outlet. They can pay for stories and they do all the time. Take a video or snapshot of something interesting you may get paid for it. Now knowi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Harleigh Quinn Where is there a charge filed and by whom? Apple has yet to actual file a police report stating their property was stolen, so how does this amount to anything you have listed above? See, if apple h…
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What people don't understand is this, Gizmodo themselves were the ones that created this chain of events that led to the authorities in California to seize, Jason Chen's computers. Link number one, they showed the lost iPhone prototype in their poss…
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Quote: Originally Posted by me_shepherd Ummm. I think Mr. Gray Powell is perfectly capable of making himself look like an idiot, and in fact has just exactly that. Why are you blaming 'the media' for this? True, Gary Powell is capable of looki…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss I thought these goodies were shipping, but when I placed my order, the estimated shipping date was 2-3 weeks, which it is still several days later. I called an Apple store and was told they haven't seen any…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Sue Denim Hmmm. Seems a little deep for this thread. And definitely wandering off-topic. But we are the sum of our actions. If your actions harm lots of people (intentionally or through disregard for others), then …
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Quote: Originally Posted by ltcommander.data Regardless of the outcome of a lawsuit, I think it will be useful to have the courts clarify what amount and what type of control a company should have over a popular platform they create. We've had ve…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tulkas All good points. I agree as well.
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Quote: Originally Posted by graxspoo I'll tell you what I'm not willing to risk: spending a year or more of my life working on a app for the iPhone only to have Apple tell me I can't deploy it when I'm all done. I'm actually OK with Appl…