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Lost of news reports result in strong, aggressive denials. Bloomberg assembled extensive evidence, with around 17 sources. Perhaps Apple needs to provide more e
by forapurpose 8y ago
Lost of news reports result in strong, aggressive denials. Bloomberg assembled extensive evidence, with around 17 sources. Perhaps Apple needs to provide more evidence than just a denial (though it's hard to prove a negative).
- jm__87 8y agoSo anyone can just claim anything now and it is up to the person being accused to prove their accuser wrong? We're just going to assume guilty until the accused can prove themselves innocent? That is not a world I want to live in.
- mcbits 8y agoAll of the companies mentioned in the original article have the resources to sue Bloomberg for defamation, so there's that possibility.
- makomk 8y agoI'm pretty sure US law would protect Bloomberg against any lawsuits unless Apple could prove that they definitely knew the story was false when they ran it. Short of that, nothing - not even massive journalistic failures - would make them liable.
- mcbits 8y agoThey don't have to know it was false, only be reckless in trying to verify whether it was true or not (which would also be hard to prove, but not as hard).
- forapurpose 8y ago> So anyone can just claim anything now ...? No, they have to provide evidence. Evidence is what distinguishes legitimate assertions from 'just claims' in everything from science to law to reason and rationality in general. Bloomberg assembled extensive evidence.