My point is that Apple is smart enough to realize that once the pictures were released that they would be all over the place, and that getting the lawyers and such involved would only alienate a core part of their market, and provide confirmation that the device was real and not some clever fake or something.
The tech blog followers may not be the biggest number, but they are extremely vocal and their support of a device/format will go a long ways towards determining its success. I think Apple would probably realize that it's better to take the good that they can get from the situation than it would be to turn hostile against the very people that they need to like their device.
So while they surely could sue the hell out of Gizmodo and win, there's a very real possibility that it would cause a serious backlash against them that wouldn't be worth what small amount of money they would actually get in any settlement or judgment against a blog.
Edit: I say small amount there at the end, because let's be realistic....the judgment might be huge, but the people running these blogs are not rich enough to pay it by any stretch of the imagination.
The tech blog followers may not be the biggest number, but they are extremely vocal and their support of a device/format will go a long ways towards determining its success. I think Apple would probably realize that it's better to take the good that they can get from the situation than it would be to turn hostile against the very people that they need to like their device.
So while they surely could sue the hell out of Gizmodo and win, there's a very real possibility that it would cause a serious backlash against them that wouldn't be worth what small amount of money they would actually get in any settlement or judgment against a blog.
Edit: I say small amount there at the end, because let's be realistic....the judgment might be huge, but the people running these blogs are not rich enough to pay it by any stretch of the imagination.
This message last edited by Brian on 20/04/2010 at 07:51:05 AM
I bet Steve Jobs is furious right now.
19/04/2010 06:37:02 PM
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Re: I bet Steve Jobs is furious right now.
19/04/2010 08:15:32 PM
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Yeah, I had wondered if that might be the case here...
20/04/2010 12:39:07 AM
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Apple obviously doesn't mind.
20/04/2010 03:28:05 AM
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Even if they did mind it wouldn't matter
20/04/2010 07:17:33 AM
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The insane amount of money they would get would deter anyone.
20/04/2010 07:32:48 AM
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Of course it would...
20/04/2010 07:49:32 AM
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Of course, that being said....I suspect it's probably an intentional leak
20/04/2010 07:37:07 AM
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I only want one thing:
20/04/2010 01:56:48 AM
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I would rather have...
20/04/2010 07:08:06 AM
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That sounds like Apple. Despite fanboys/girls raving about how much better Apple is,
20/04/2010 07:44:38 AM
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I call hoax.
20/04/2010 07:53:17 AM
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It's not a hoax....there's almost no doubt that it isn't a hoax
20/04/2010 08:09:53 AM
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Re: It's not a hoax....there's almost no doubt that it isn't a hoax
20/04/2010 08:22:27 AM
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Re: It's not a hoax....there's almost no doubt that it isn't a hoax
20/04/2010 08:26:10 AM
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Re: It's not a hoax....there's almost no doubt that it isn't a hoax (Edit)
20/04/2010 08:48:09 AM
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Of course if you don't believe me, you could always take Apple's word that it's real
20/04/2010 08:24:59 AM
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