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Apple knew whose phone it was, this story doesn't harm him there at all. It may even help prevent him from being fired or retaliated against, now that his name
by waterlesscloud 17y ago
Apple knew whose phone it was, this story doesn't harm him there at all.
It may even help prevent him from being fired or retaliated against, now that his name is public.
It could help or hurt with future employers, but I'd guess on balance it helps. Probably won't be trusted with prototypes again, but that was going to be the case either way.
Not to defend gizmodo, they seem pretty borderline in the whole thing.
- staunch 17y agoJust because they added a few sympathetic lines to their post doesn't mean they actually give a shit about what happens to the guy. They had no altruistic motivations in releasing his name. They did it for page views (i.e. money).
- BigZaphod 17y agoI don't see how this helps keep him from getting fired at all. Apple knew it was missing. They knew who lost it. They knew all this at least a week ago since Gizmodo claimed to have had it that long. If they were going to fire him, they already would have. (Maybe they already did?)
- ugh 17y agoI don’t think journalists should drag someone into the public unless it is absolutely necessary.