You just have to admire the sheer bloody minded ruthlessness of GodJobs. News today that Apple has forced the closure of the highly popular Apple-Rumor blog ThinkSecret, doesn't surprise me in the least. As Techdirt points out, there wasn’t any legal precedent for pursuing Think Secret–they were just the messenger. Apple should have pursued the person who divulged their confidential secrets. But, with Think Secret refusing to give up that information–and courts not likely to force them–it was easier for Apple to charge against the blog. Besides which everyone that read the thing was a 100% raving Apple Freak. But that's Steve's way, kicking everyone in the nuts, even when they love him. That's why he named the "Lisa" after his first daughter, then proceeded to ignore her and refuse to pay child support for twenty years... What a guy!
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And it only cost $10,000 in 1982!
» Apple Hates Fans and Kills Think Secret from Jagdu
In other news, Apple has once again showed that they don’t care much for their fans by killing wildly popular blog ThinkSecret. I don’t know if this is part of some ridiculous marketing angle, but suing and forcing a fansite to shut down ... [Read More]
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