> I wonder what it must be like living with the knowledge that your ongoing fame is so dependent on friendly leaks and peaks from a patron known for ire-based r

> I wonder what it must be like living with the knowledge that your ongoing fame is so dependent on friendly leaks and peaks from a patron known for ire-based reversals of largesse. His career keeps him prone to something like Stockholm syndrome. Just as an example: I think a lot of people forget that a couple of years ago, Apple was very friendly with Gizmodo. That started to sour when Gizmodo ran some pieces speculating on Jobs' health, and has only deteriorated since - Gizmodo was cut out of prelaunch iPad access entirely and we all know the iPhone 4 saga by now. Apple is very comfortable with being the ones to taketh away.