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He is a smug british bastard.
He is a smug british bastard.
im not impressed by either
i dont really give a shit if my stuff is reposted into image boards or personal blogs or whatever, thats cool.
posted into whats supposed to be a 'news article' on a major gaming news site? with no permission and originally no credit given? bullshit
i dont really give a shit if my stuff is reposted into image boards or personal blogs or whatever, thats cool.
posted into whats supposed to be a 'news article' on a major gaming news site? with no permission and originally no credit given? bullshit
their comment system is such a fucking mess
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the comment string has 4 replies on it, but on the article it only has one.
and when i go to my profile to find the comment string url, its a completely different string
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and when i go to my profile to find the comment string url, its a completely different string
I remember reading somewhere that Kotaku actually pays people by the article and not by how good or actually relevant they are, thus explaining why articles like "this astronomy thing is so fantastic that it may be worth of a plot of a videogame" or "oh look its a videogame game cake" or "Obama doesn't have a PS3 or can't use it well, how DARE HE" or "look at this lucky star vaccum bed porn we found while a guy on a zentai suit fingers her out, somehow this is videogame related" and basically shit that will break your lj's friend list
Funny thing is their sister site Gizmodo is about to get into a massive shitstorm of legal trouble for buying a stolen iPhone prototype off some dude and then bragging about it and exposing its internals.
Pretty much all of Gawker Media is a massive waste of Internet, all their sites are people getting paid a pittance to write fluff paragraphs to cover up that the entire article is just "hey look at this Internet link I found".
Pretty much all of Gawker Media is a massive waste of Internet, all their sites are people getting paid a pittance to write fluff paragraphs to cover up that the entire article is just "hey look at this Internet link I found".
Apple didn't exactly like having their trade secrets exposed on the Internet where pretty much anyone (coughCHINAcough) could copy them, plus it's illegal in California to do something like that, which is why most tech companies are headquartered there.
And it's illegal everywhere to purchase stolen goods, of course. The guy who "found" it had tried to sell it to a lot of other tech sites before Gizmodo bought it from him.
And it's illegal everywhere to purchase stolen goods, of course. The guy who "found" it had tried to sell it to a lot of other tech sites before Gizmodo bought it from him.
Technically they bought the rights to exclusivity, not the phone itself, but yeah that was pretty fucked up. Honestly though? I don't care. I just wanted to see the new iPhone. People are just getting on their high horses because it's Apple and they feel the need to defend their holy corporate benefactor. If it was the Microsoft Courier or something that leaked, I'd be equally excited. Leaks are just fun and exciting, especially for tech junkies like me. :P
No, they actually bought the prototype, which was taken without consent. The guy who "found" it is now being charged too, and he confessed to the whole thing pretty much immediately.
And it really isn't Apple fanboyism in this case, nor was it a leak. They did break laws and expose trade secrets all because Apple's PR wanted nothing to do with Gizmodo anymore after they were banned from CES for basically making asses of themselves. No company would never allow a prototype of an unreleased product to be taken apart and have its internals shown on the Internet months before it was to hit the market. They bought a stolen iPhone, bragged about it like dumbasses and now a lot of people have had property siezed and are actually being prosecuted over it. Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo's head editor guy, has reportedly even fled the country and gone to Spain to avoid getting charged.
Also, the Courier was cancelled a while ago. :P
And it really isn't Apple fanboyism in this case, nor was it a leak. They did break laws and expose trade secrets all because Apple's PR wanted nothing to do with Gizmodo anymore after they were banned from CES for basically making asses of themselves. No company would never allow a prototype of an unreleased product to be taken apart and have its internals shown on the Internet months before it was to hit the market. They bought a stolen iPhone, bragged about it like dumbasses and now a lot of people have had property siezed and are actually being prosecuted over it. Jesus Diaz, Gizmodo's head editor guy, has reportedly even fled the country and gone to Spain to avoid getting charged.
Also, the Courier was cancelled a while ago. :P
Both the guy and Gizmodo made it clear that the money was for exclusivity rights, but that's beside the point because it was still wrong anyway.
But if you don't want your top secret, multi-million dollar prototype leaked to the web, perhaps you shouldn't leave it at a bar in California! Hey, just sayin! I mean, if you get your car stolen then I feel for you, and the thief is wrong for that, but I won't have much sympathy if it was a Lamborghini left unlocked in the middle of a busy urban locale with a high crime rate. :P
(And yeah, I know the Courier was canceled, but I couldn't think of any other anticipated device that no one knows details about off the top of my head. I guess the Nintendo "3DS" would have been a better example, now that I think about it.)
But if you don't want your top secret, multi-million dollar prototype leaked to the web, perhaps you shouldn't leave it at a bar in California! Hey, just sayin! I mean, if you get your car stolen then I feel for you, and the thief is wrong for that, but I won't have much sympathy if it was a Lamborghini left unlocked in the middle of a busy urban locale with a high crime rate. :P
(And yeah, I know the Courier was canceled, but I couldn't think of any other anticipated device that no one knows details about off the top of my head. I guess the Nintendo "3DS" would have been a better example, now that I think about it.)
The guy and Gizmodo weren't exactly authorized by Apple for doing anything with it, and also both have been caught lying about their involvement. Also, the "finders keepers" rule doesn't justify theft. Even if someone did leave their car unlocked in a busy area, the police aren't going to say "welp, your fault pal, sorry but we won't help you" should someone take off with it. Yeah, the Apple engineer who lost it was at fault initially, but even if it was just a normal off the shelf iPhone it's still not okay to just take it, let alone sell it to someone else. He could have just as easily given it to the bartender and said "hey, someone left this at that table, better hang onto it in case they come back for it".
The main issue is really that Gizmodo committed an illegal act and tried to use journalistic protection laws to justify it, even though they don't apply at all in this situation, and as a result it's probably going to be harder to get any tech news outside of corporate-approved press releases because even legit reporters will be treated with suspicion and companies will be more reluctant to give out information.
The main issue is really that Gizmodo committed an illegal act and tried to use journalistic protection laws to justify it, even though they don't apply at all in this situation, and as a result it's probably going to be harder to get any tech news outside of corporate-approved press releases because even legit reporters will be treated with suspicion and companies will be more reluctant to give out information.
I know, I know -- I've already agreed that Gizmodo was wrong. I'm just saying I don't have much sympathy for Apple when they leave their precious gems carelessly out in the open like that. I'm not saying that Gizmodo was justified, or that the authorities are less obligated to look into it -- but it was extremely careless.
as a result it's probably going to be harder to get any tech news outside of corporate-approved press releases because even legit reporters will be treated with suspicion and companies will be more reluctant to give out information.
But we're talking about Apple here. Apple. The biggest, most locked down fortress in all of Silicon Valley. It's not like they were all open about anything before. In fact, the iPhone leak would not have been nearly as big of a deal if this wasn't the case. I also don't think that this will affect how other tech companies treat the media at all. Other companies don't really treat leaks as such a big deal. Some companies, like Microsoft, seem to actually like them. So in that sense, I think your latter paragraph was a bit hyperbolic.
Anyway, I understand where you're coming from, but I just don't see it as that big of a deal. So what if some major, multi-billion dollar tech company got their secret revealed to to their own carelessness? No one was harmed, and no serious crime was committed. And it's not like Gizmodo is getting off scott-free. They're being investigated, and will probably be sued by Apple. They took a dangerous risk and are paying for it.
as a result it's probably going to be harder to get any tech news outside of corporate-approved press releases because even legit reporters will be treated with suspicion and companies will be more reluctant to give out information.
But we're talking about Apple here. Apple. The biggest, most locked down fortress in all of Silicon Valley. It's not like they were all open about anything before. In fact, the iPhone leak would not have been nearly as big of a deal if this wasn't the case. I also don't think that this will affect how other tech companies treat the media at all. Other companies don't really treat leaks as such a big deal. Some companies, like Microsoft, seem to actually like them. So in that sense, I think your latter paragraph was a bit hyperbolic.
Anyway, I understand where you're coming from, but I just don't see it as that big of a deal. So what if some major, multi-billion dollar tech company got their secret revealed to to their own carelessness? No one was harmed, and no serious crime was committed. And it's not like Gizmodo is getting off scott-free. They're being investigated, and will probably be sued by Apple. They took a dangerous risk and are paying for it.
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