Police seize Gizmodo Editor's Computers

[sdy284]

http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/26544/

 

oh snap!

[Kash]

This is just stupid. Then again, Gizmodo didn't exactly do the smartest thing by bragging that it paid $5,000 for the prototype.

[greengiant912]

Just read that a little bit ago.

 

 

I am kinda on their side with this one. After they replied with the California statute stating that press aren't subjected to the same rules under search warrants, it kinda made that warrant null, I am surprised a judge even signed it...

 

Even if there is some legal weight over this whole issue, you don't serve the warrant to an individual, you serve it to the parent company in this case Gawker Media. Gizmodo and Gawker paid to have time with the iPhone prototype, not the individual. Sure he wrote a story about his experience with the prototype, but thats freedom of the press. If you product leaks you can't go after the guy who wrote the article about the product. If they want to say the device was stolen fine Apple whatever, but I got one thing to say to you The damage is already done, your only confirming that this is indeed the true iPhone successor by dragging this out...

 

If you wanted to you could say that Gawker paid their source for information about the prototype, and the source gave them the device to use and write an article about the device.

 

In the end Gawker and Gizmodo returned the device to Apple no questions asked, Apple only had to ask for the device back which they did thus confirming it was a real Apple product.

 

 

Also you have another issue here. Why is Apple even pursuing this? Its not like its a super trade secret, as one industry expert stated in an article I read (don't remember where) he said that mobile technology changes so fast that often companies expect leaks, and that they shouldn't be too concern about leaks. Apple was literally two months away from announcing this product anyways why even bother with the legal jumbo, just move up your announcement and let it be. In the end this case has really driven the hype for the device, and either way Apple will still make a massive amount of profit with this device. Heck, I just bought a 3GS last year and I am pretty sure I will be replacing it with this phone!

[potatochobit]

In my opinion,

 

what they should have done

 

is file a police report, lost cell phone without making any publicity about it

 

after 30days no one claimed it, it would be their property

 

then they could do whatever they wanted with it

[sdy284]

This is just stupid. Then again, Gizmodo didn't exactly do the smartest thing by bragging that it paid $5,000 for the prototype.

exactly. and then they posted tons of articles on the damn thing, most of which said the same information, just in a different way. i've never seen a dead horse beat so bad

[Kash]

Also you have another issue here. Why is Apple even pursuing this? Its not like its a super trade secret, as one industry expert stated in an article I read (don't remember where) he said that mobile technology changes so fast that often companies expect leaks, and that they shouldn't be too concern about leaks. Apple was literally two months away from announcing this product anyways why even bother with the legal jumbo, just move up your announcement and let it be. In the end this case has really driven the hype for the device, and either way Apple will still make a massive amount of profit with this device. Heck, I just bought a 3GS last year and I am pretty sure I will be replacing it with this phone!

 

Apple isn't overtly pursuing this. A private entity can't conduct a criminal investigation, only the District Attorney can do that. However, let's not discount the possibility of Apple pushing the local DA into investigating this issue on the company's behalf. Not completely outside the realm of possibility, Apple is a very secretive company and will go to great lengths to protect those secrets. For all we know, Apple is trying to teach people a lesson in case this happens again in the future.

[greengiant912]

Apple isn't overtly pursuing this. A private entity can't conduct a criminal investigation, only the District Attorney can do that. However, let's not discount the possibility of Apple pushing the local DA into investigating this issue on the company's behalf. Not completely outside the realm of possibility, Apple is a very secretive company and will go to great lengths to protect those secrets. For all we know, Apple is trying to teach people a lesson in case this happens again in the future.

 

Thats kinda what I was implying :-P Should of been more clear

[fire_storm]

This is just stupid. Then again, Gizmodo didn't exactly do the smartest thing by bragging that it paid $5,000 for the prototype.

 

Although this proves Apples isn't as friendly as everyone thinks they are.

[Disparaitre]

Anyways, I hate apple so I'm biased after seeing how they've treated paying customer by voiding thier warranties for literally, a scatch on the chasis of a $2,000 Macbook Pro when the customer's only fn problem was a blown left speaker and Apple wanted to say a 1/4" SCRATCH on the LCD cover caused the speaker to go bad. The headphone jack worked perfectly and the customer had the unit only a few months and paid for the 3yr extended warranty but Apple told them to go . themselves and voided thier entire warranty and extended warranty without a refund on the extended warrnty.

 

Honestly, after seeing all the people that get shafted every year by Apple I have nothing but the highest level of contempt for them and will always believe they are in the wrong.

 

I do however disagree with the way Apple handled this and how the local police allowed this to be handled. I'm sorry but how is it the average person can have proof of something being stolen by a certain person and the police can't go into thier house without them present and recover the item but it's okay for this to happen?

 

Although this proves Apples isn't as friendly as everyone thinks they are.

 

Uhm, who thinks Apple is friendly? IT's not like the tales of how they treat customers isn't on every non Apple censored blog in existance. Hell, the fact that on Apple's site there are no complaints about how anyone has gotten shafted should be proof enough. Every manufacturer who isn't a piece of crap has at least one complaint flaming them but somehow Apple's doesn't. BECAUSE THEY DELETE THEM THEN BAN THE PERSON THAT MADE IT !!

 

I've honestly thought about putting our 4600 laserjet at work to work one weekend and printing out the worst Apple stories I can find and covering Winnebago county IL with them. For every one person that reads it, 10 people hear about it then so on and so forth and before you know it I bet a single person can cost Apple millions in profit loss in the course of 1 - 3 years. Maybe throw in links to the best blogs telling Apple's horror stories.

Edited April 27, 2010 by WARDOZERX
name calling went out in the 3rd grade chief :glare:

[ekiM]

On behalf of all the people that don't care about you image concious people with your iWhatevers. You sir are a tool.

 

There's plenty of users on OCC with iPhones, and I'm not afraid to say that it's a damn good phone

[El_Capitan]

http://gizmodo.com/5523673/steve-wozniak-o...and-gray-powell

 

A big company is a big company. HR is HR. I have Apple products (Video iPod and my gave my gf an iPod Touch), and they're good products. Customer Service is Customer Service.

[greengiant912]

On behalf of all the people that don't care about you image concious people with your iWhatevers. You sir are a tool.

 

Anyways, I hate apple so I'm biased after seeing how they've treated paying customer by voiding thier warranties for literally, a scatch on the chasis of a $2,000 Macbook Pro when the customer's only fn problem was a blown left speaker and Apple wanted to say a 1/4" SCRATCH on the LCD cover caused the speaker to go bad. The headphone jack worked perfectly and the customer had the unit only a few months and paid for the 3yr extended warranty but Apple told them to go . themselves and voided thier entire warranty and extended warranty without a refund on the extended warrnty.

 

Honestly, after seeing all the people that get shafted every year by Apple I have nothing but the highest level of contempt for them and will always believe they are in the wrong.

 

I do however agree with the way Apple handled this and how the local police allowed this to be handled. I'm sorry but how is it the average person can have proof of something being stolen by a certain person and the police can't go into thier house without them present and recover the item but it's okay for this to happen?

 

 

 

Uhm, who thinks Apple is friendly? IT's not like the tales of how they treat customers isn't on every non Apple censored blog in existance. Hell, the fact that on Apple's site there are no complaints about how anyone has gotten shafted should be proof enough. Every manufacturer who isn't a piece of crap has at least one complaint flaming them but somehow Apple's doesn't. BECAUSE THEY DELETE THEM THEN BAN THE PERSON THAT MADE IT !!

 

I've honestly thought about putting our 4600 laserjet at work to work one weekend and printing out the worst Apple stories I can find and covering Winnebago county IL with them. For every one person that reads it, 10 people hear about it then so on and so forth and before you know it I bet a single person can cost Apple millions in profit loss in the course of 1 - 3 years. Maybe throw in links to the best blogs telling Apple's horror stories.

 

Seriously? Resulting to name calling because I personally enjoy my Apple products that makes me a tool??

 

So let me ask you this. What makes you not a tool by your logic? If you prefer AMD or INTEL then your a tool... By your logic anyone who has a preference of products is a tool.

 

Secondly you don't know me don't pretend you do. I am not some mindless consumer that goes out and buy anything with a Apple Logo. Did I go out and buy the iPad? No because I didn't think it was a device worthy of my money. Heck I didn't even buy the iPhone 3g and opted to wait for a later revision.

 

I spend my money on good products that I review throughly, that makes me a tool how?

 

Sure I own a MBP, and an iPhone, but those are great products!