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Well to be honest, I think it was just said at the wrong time. I could picture apple doing the same thing and everyone saying "I saw that one coming". The thing
by dbz 17y ago
Well to be honest, I think it was just said at the wrong time. I could picture apple doing the same thing and everyone saying "I saw that one coming". The thing is that the company is making a bid deal over nothing, it's kind of like a fly bumping into me and I declare war on the species by launching flaming balls of deet into the public. -> Basically it's a huge overkill. It seems like the company is making the mistake of applying the perfectly acceptable business model to something that would not damage the company. Like in my ridiculous example, the fly bumping into me does not harm me, but my "counter-attack" is just ridiculous for the situation.
- jonknee 17y agoIf Apple announced it was a "sue first" company after filing against someone who complained about one of their products there would be even more outrage. Smart companies don't sue their frustrated customers, they improve their products.
- dbz 17y agoWell, I was talking about a more large scale situation, not a "tweeter" who has 22 followers. I was also referring to an insult to the company, slander, not just to one of their products. I simply don't see a company like Apply handling the "lies" by doing nothing. However, I could be wrong, It's quite possible that Apple would just wink at the person and walk away.
- jonknee 17y agoNot commenting is Apple's standard operating procedure. They got the lawyers after ThinkSecret, but that was to close a trade secrets hole. Much different than a random internet rant.
- wheels 17y agoI think Apple would have real trouble claiming the moral high ground if someone was insulting their products or company. http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/ http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/
- joe_the_user 17y agoIn this case, to cast this as an "overreaction" is to let these people off the hook. They are engaging a calculated action against those they see as weaker than them. It's not ridiculous to them if it works and it's worth seeing that it doesn't. They are bullies, self-described bullies in this instance.