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There's a really interesting statement about mindsets here. Everyone I know in tech would probably agree with you, and consider suing reporters to be a bad app

There's a really interesting statement about mindsets here. Everyone I know in tech would probably agree with you, and consider suing reporters to be a bad approach. But everyone I speak to in business management seems to take the view that this strengthens their view of Ubiquiti.

steve_mcdougall 5y ago
Yes, because people in business management are known for their great objectivity, integrity and critical thinking prowess.
- maznu 5y ago
  Indeed, and in this recent paper, it is argued that quite literally the opposite is causally true: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29874/w29874.pdf https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29874/w298... "Within five years of the appointment of a business manager, wages decline by 6% and the labor share by 5 percentage points in the US, and by 3% and 3 percentage points in Denmark. Firms appointing business managers are not on differential trends and do not enjoy higher output, investment, or employment growth thereafter."
- watwut 5y ago
  This is downvoted, but imo, kinda yes. The culture of business management is exactly as parent implies.
joecool1029 5y ago
>But everyone I speak to in business management seems to take the view that this strengthens their view of Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti basically needs to weigh whether it makes sense to get burned by Streisand effect now or cut their losses and hope journalists don't burn them again in the future when they don't do due diligence on a lead. After reading through the complaint, it looks like their demands are reasonable. What I'm more interested to know is whether never issuing a correction/retraction is going to work for or against Krebs.
- james_in_the_uk 5y ago
  How would due diligence on a lead help here? Beyond establishing that 'Adam' was a company insider, I don't see how any due diligence could have picked up this set of facts.
genmud 5y ago
I'm not who you are talking to, but the bar to having a successful outcome for this type of suit is very high. Anyone who is familiar with litigation and the bad PR that comes with this type of suit would run from this as quickly as possible. Remember, ediscovery goes both ways in a suit like this.

steve_mcdougall 5y ago

Yes, because people in business management are known for their great objectivity, integrity and critical thinking prowess.

maznu 5y ago
Indeed, and in this recent paper, it is argued that quite literally the opposite is causally true: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29874/w29874.pdf https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29874/w298... "Within five years of the appointment of a business manager, wages decline by 6% and the labor share by 5 percentage points in the US, and by 3% and 3 percentage points in Denmark. Firms appointing business managers are not on differential trends and do not enjoy higher output, investment, or employment growth thereafter."
watwut 5y ago
This is downvoted, but imo, kinda yes. The culture of business management is exactly as parent implies.

joecool1029 5y ago

>But everyone I speak to in business management seems to take the view that this strengthens their view of Ubiquiti. Ubiquiti basically needs to weigh whether it makes sense to get burned by Streisand effect now or cut their losses and hope journalists don't burn them again in the future when they don't do due diligence on a lead. After reading through the complaint, it looks like their demands are reasonable. What I'm more interested to know is whether never issuing a correction/retraction is going to work for or against Krebs.

james_in_the_uk 5y ago
How would due diligence on a lead help here? Beyond establishing that 'Adam' was a company insider, I don't see how any due diligence could have picked up this set of facts.

genmud 5y ago

I'm not who you are talking to, but the bar to having a successful outcome for this type of suit is very high. Anyone who is familiar with litigation and the bad PR that comes with this type of suit would run from this as quickly as possible. Remember, ediscovery goes both ways in a suit like this.