Comments on: Apple Wins, Bloggers Lose… http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/ Technology News Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:26:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-127624 Ryan Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:23:22 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/20/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/#comment-127624 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-127110" rel="nofollow">Kent Bunn wrote:</a><blockquote>I don’t think for a second that they should have been allowed to keep the identity secret. The person violated a contract, and broke the law in doing so.</blockquote></div> I don't really think that it is ThinkSecret's place to tell that information to Apple though. Sure the Apple employee's shouldn't be doing that, but it's not like they revealed manufacturer plans for the iPhone before it was released, or leaked source code. Kent Bunn wrote:
I don’t think for a second that they should have been allowed to keep the identity secret. The person violated a contract, and broke the law in doing so.

I don’t really think that it is ThinkSecret’s place to tell that information to Apple though. Sure the Apple employee’s shouldn’t be doing that, but it’s not like they revealed manufacturer plans for the iPhone before it was released, or leaked source code.

]]> By: Anonymous http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-127302 Anonymous Sat, 22 Dec 2007 19:40:02 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/20/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/#comment-127302 I honestly think contrary to Microsoft's evil image, that they respect momentum behind their under-development products. I honestly think contrary to Microsoft’s evil image, that they respect momentum behind their under-development products.

]]> By: Ryver http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-127169 Ryver Fri, 21 Dec 2007 06:46:43 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/20/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/#comment-127169 APPLE IDIOTS! APPLE IDIOTS!

]]> By: Amak http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-127161 Amak Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:15:14 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/20/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/#comment-127161 Apple made a BIG mistake. Sites like that can generate lots of hype, and hype sells. Look at the iPod, iPhone etc. Apple made a BIG mistake. Sites like that can generate lots of hype, and hype sells. Look at the iPod, iPhone etc.

]]> By: Tinhed http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-127111 Tinhed Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:03:12 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/20/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/#comment-127111 Microsoft and Apple. 2 US creations More Hate worthy than even the Al-Qaeda and Saddam combined. Microsoft and Apple.

2 US creations More Hate worthy than even the Al-Qaeda and Saddam combined.

]]> By: Kent Bunn http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-127110 Kent Bunn Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:00:16 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/20/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/#comment-127110 A couple things. While I think it was probably pretty misguided of Apple to be so controlling of their IP. I don't completely fault them for wanting to release information on their schedule rather than on whenever TS thought it should be out there. However. I also don't think that shield laws should apply at all to cases like this. When TS accepted and published the information, they KNEW that they were cooperating in someone's willful violation of the nondisclosure agreement that the person had signed with Apple. And in my mind, TS was almost as culpable in that violation. I don't think for a second that they should have been allowed to keep the identity secret. The person violated a contract, and broke the law in doing so. A couple things.

While I think it was probably pretty misguided of Apple to be so controlling of their IP. I don’t completely fault them for wanting to release information on their schedule rather than on whenever TS thought it should be out there.

However. I also don’t think that shield laws should apply at all to cases like this. When TS accepted and published the information, they KNEW that they were cooperating in someone’s willful violation of the nondisclosure agreement that the person had signed with Apple. And in my mind, TS was almost as culpable in that violation. I don’t think for a second that they should have been allowed to keep the identity secret. The person violated a contract, and broke the law in doing so.

]]> By: epiac1216 http://cybernetnews.com/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/comment-page-1/#comment-127107 epiac1216 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:59:12 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/2007/12/20/apple-wins-bloggers-lose/#comment-127107 I totally agree with you. Secrecy about products and/or services creates a certain distrust amongst users. I like to find out everything I can about the products/services I use and think securing factual information is fair play. We are living in the "Information Age" where the most valuable asset a company has is shared information. Bloggers find fertile ground by providing information to its readers. If you seal information, what do we have? A Gestapo regime? I honestly think Apple went too far, and it's a sad moment for bloggers. Regards, Omar.- I totally agree with you. Secrecy about products and/or services creates a certain distrust amongst users. I like to find out everything I can about the products/services I use and think securing factual information is fair play.

We are living in the “Information Age” where the most valuable asset a company has is shared information. Bloggers find fertile ground by providing information to its readers. If you seal information, what do we have? A Gestapo regime?

I honestly think Apple went too far, and it’s a sad moment for bloggers.

Regards,

Omar.-

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