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> Apple's response? They sent in the police ... This, like much of the article, is complete hyperbole (unless you actually believe Apple controls the police fo
by czhiddy 16y ago
> Apple's response? They sent in the police ...
This, like much of the article, is complete hyperbole (unless you actually believe Apple controls the police force).
- btmorex 16y agoIt's hyberbole, but on the other hand, it's ridiculous to think that Apple had nothing to do with it. If Apple remains silent, doesn't file any sort of police report, nothing would have happened. That said, Apple has been a litigious, heavy-handed company for it's entire history so their actions aren't surprising.
- Tamerlin 16y agoSo has Jobs' other company (Pixar).
- guelo 16y agoR.E.A.C.T. is an outrage. Most police departments don’t put a ton of effort into resolving nonviolent theft cases. Obviously big rich Silicon Valley companies like Apple are going to have a lot of political clout in Santa Clara county come what may, but that’s a reality that should be pushed against not formalized. Apple can afford its own lawyers, it doesn’t need the cops working for it.
- wtallis 16y agoIt really doesn't matter how much political clout Apple has. The Gizmodo people made the police officers' jobs too easy by publishing all the evidence necessary to convict them. They were low-hanging fruit.
- shawndumas 16y agoI thought it was buying stolen property that brought the police.