iSync Story Pulled
In a somewhat atypical move, Apple Legal has threatened ThinkSecret for an article regarding iSync 1.1. The disputed article primarily detailed additional phone support coming with iSync 1.1. Traditionally, Apple has sent Cease and Desist letters to sites housing photographs, screenshots, or similar "trade secrets". Information which ThinkSecret maintains was not a part of that particular report:
- At the demand of Apple Computer Inc. we have removed "Details on wireless phone support in iSync 1.1" from Think Secret. We do so only to avoid a dispute, and such removal should not be construed as an admission. We respectfully contend that the use of any disputed material did not constitute publication of "trade secrets" and was part of Think Secret's tradition and practice of comment, criticism and news reporting of interest to our readers.
Other articles pulled include two other iSync articles and a Keynote article.
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114 months ago
Well, when I got my new phone, I made sure that it was a model that was supported by iSync back then. Does SonyEricsson even understand what a fine marketing move iSync support was for them? Obviously not because the company doesn't go very far to promote the Macintosh as a compatible platform.
In the next iSync rev I wish to see calendar syncing for more than 8 weeks! What where they syncing...er... thinking?
In the next iSync rev I wish to see calendar syncing for more than 8 weeks! What where they syncing...er... thinking?
114 months ago
Well, i guess this means that it was pretty close to the truth if apple was that agressive. Unfortunately i didn't get to see it :(. Oh well...
114 months ago
Originally posted by applemacdude
hmmmm....they pull this story but they dont pull the 970 story...
Hmmm, yeah that is true. It could mean several things:
1. All 970 rumors are false (hope not!)
2. Apple doesn't want us to loose hope (hope so!)
3. There are no pictures of the 970 products which might make them not care as much....
Oh well, maybe not. I just hope that we get the 970 or an equal/better chip SOON.
114 months ago
Originally posted by applemacdude
hmmmm....they pull this story but they dont pull the 970 story...
The site that feeds out all the information on the 970 is a French site, if I'm not mistaken. Apple can't simply run out to the Cuppertino County Courthouse and get an injuction or TRO against an entity operating overseas, while that can be done in the US. I don't know the French system for dong so, but I'm sure that Apple doesn't have the same (immediate) access to a legal solution over there that they have in this country.
That being said, I don't know the likihood that they would go after US sites that disseminate the foreign reporting. Any past excperince with that to your knowledge, Arn?
(This is something of a rehash of a post i made in 970 thread, but it fits here, too.)
114 months ago
Is this Apple testing the waters?
(seeing if websites can be intimidated into pulling simple words & info from their site in addition to photos and diagrams)
(seeing if websites can be intimidated into pulling simple words & info from their site in addition to photos and diagrams)
114 months ago
I noticed this a few days ago--and it was more than one story at ThinkSecret that was pulled by Apple's request. A couple on iSync and one on Keynote I think. Maybe others.
Archive.org (the Wayback Machine) has no caches of ThinkSecret newer than 2002, but it's always worth checking back!
Archive.org (the Wayback Machine) has no caches of ThinkSecret newer than 2002, but it's always worth checking back!
114 months ago
After all the MacBidoubie supposed leaks I was wonder if Apple had fired their lawyers LOL
114 months ago
I believe ThinkSecret above any other "rumor" site simply because they have the superior track record for being right.
MacWhispers is run by some scam-artists who runs around stealing other businesses ideas/products to resell as his own (after running some investment "business" that by all accounts failed or was just another scam).
SpyMac got its start by hyping a completely made up product they were sure would ship real soon.
MacOSRumors these days simply waits for a bunch of rumors to collect on other sites and then digests and regurgitates the same info as his own.
Anyone else is either getting laughed at behind their backs or may have gotten some tidbits that they amplified to get hits. A big clue is when the followup post/article contains corrections, retractions or altered info due to someone somewhere sending in such corrective info.
I honestly believe we will NOT see 970 Power Macs any time soon (WWDC timeframe). Sorry, Apple just doesn't seem capable of moving that fast with the relatively new chips from IBM. Look at how long it took to get the Xserve RAID shipping. Any other company would be killed for taking so long to deliver a critical product.
Pro sales are sinking lower and lower and lower seriously endangering Apple's postion in high end (DV editing, web design, content creation, Scientific) computing even more than the slower than everything else Mac OS X OS is hurting them.
Who cares if you can run X11 software if the OS slows down already limping hardware? Steve won't be able to spin his way out of another G4 rev with the same case and same tech from the last 3+ years. If I were at WWDC and they rev'd the G4 as little as Think Secret indicated (and has the best chance of being true), I would get up and walk out.
MacWhispers is run by some scam-artists who runs around stealing other businesses ideas/products to resell as his own (after running some investment "business" that by all accounts failed or was just another scam).
SpyMac got its start by hyping a completely made up product they were sure would ship real soon.
MacOSRumors these days simply waits for a bunch of rumors to collect on other sites and then digests and regurgitates the same info as his own.
Anyone else is either getting laughed at behind their backs or may have gotten some tidbits that they amplified to get hits. A big clue is when the followup post/article contains corrections, retractions or altered info due to someone somewhere sending in such corrective info.
I honestly believe we will NOT see 970 Power Macs any time soon (WWDC timeframe). Sorry, Apple just doesn't seem capable of moving that fast with the relatively new chips from IBM. Look at how long it took to get the Xserve RAID shipping. Any other company would be killed for taking so long to deliver a critical product.
Pro sales are sinking lower and lower and lower seriously endangering Apple's postion in high end (DV editing, web design, content creation, Scientific) computing even more than the slower than everything else Mac OS X OS is hurting them.
Who cares if you can run X11 software if the OS slows down already limping hardware? Steve won't be able to spin his way out of another G4 rev with the same case and same tech from the last 3+ years. If I were at WWDC and they rev'd the G4 as little as Think Secret indicated (and has the best chance of being true), I would get up and walk out.
114 months ago
Originally posted by nagromme
I noticed this a few days ago--and it was more than one story at ThinkSecret that was pulled by Apple's request. A couple on iSync and one on Keynote I think. Maybe others.
Archive.org (the Wayback Machine) has no caches of ThinkSecret newer than 2002, but it's always worth checking back!
You could always try doing a google search, and seeing if google had a cached version of the page. I would, but it really isn't all that interesting to me....
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