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Are media organizations like 9to5mac (mentioned in Apple's memo) paying Apple insiders for the information they provide? Personally, I wouldn't think that the
by jlgaddis 9y ago
Are media organizations like 9to5mac (mentioned in Apple's memo) paying Apple insiders for the information they provide?
Personally, I wouldn't think that the leakers were getting paid. Even if they were, I imagine the amount that these particular online web sites are able to pay is very much -- especially when compared to the average Apple employee's salary.
This makes me think that money isn't the primary motivating factor, if it is a factor at all.
- ebullientocelot 9y agoI agree that money probably isn't the thing. I would imagine the average Apple engineer would realize that the payment for leaking would have to be massive to offset the damage to career / loss of earnings from the damned good job they already have. Maybe it's the sense of getting away with something? Like a super lame, mundane version of Thomas Crown--life is going well in pretty much every category so raise a little hell just to see if you can?
- mombul 9y agoOne can be smart enough to work at Apple and also be dumb in a lot of ways. It's easy being manipulated ("nobody will know it was from you! you're a confidential source"), and it's definitely easy to think of yourself above all laws, or at least too smart to ever get caught.
- ebullientocelot 9y agoThat's completely fair.
- mombul 9y agoI find the show "Silicon Valley" to be very accurate! Take a look at the bro developers for example!
- walshemj 9y agoBut being cynical the journalist would want to give the source some money as it locks them in
- mygo 9y agoseeing something that you said show up on the front page of a popular website... and knowing that it was you and only you, with your underutilized expertise in your under appreciated role, that made that possible... you can’t really buy that