Steve Jobs on Stolen Prototype iPhone: Not Going to Let It Slide.
During tonight's All Things D Interview, Steve Jobs indicated that he was not going to let the stolen/lost iPhone prototype incident "slide":
Steve: You know, when this whole thing with Gizmodo happened, I got advice from people who said 'you gotta just let it slide, you shouldn't go after a journalist just because they bought stolen property and tried to extort you.' And I thought deeply about this, and I concluded the worst thing that could happen is if we change our core values and let it slide. I can't do that. I'd rather quit.
In April, Gizmodo purchased an iPhone prototype and posted several news stories about the device. There has been an ongoing investigation on the incident which resulted in a search warrant for Gizmodo editor Jason Chen.Top Rated Comments
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22 months ago
Good, suck on that journalist's blood Steve. Who cares if you let it go or not. Digging into that won't give you any limelight.
22 months ago
Steve is right.
Why have core values if you're not going make an effort to uphold them?
Why have core values if you're not going make an effort to uphold them?
22 months ago
I just got out of Iron Man 2.. I hope the stolen iPhone can provide as much entertainment as it did.
22 months ago
Good means to not compromise your values. Better means that whatever is the right, ethical, and lawful thing to do should win out. Period. The law is the law.
22 months ago
Might as well quit because there is nothing he can do about it now. The damage is done.
22 months ago
I know I'm going to annoy a lot of people by saying this, but I agree with his advisers.
22 months ago
I just got out of Iron Man 2.. I hope the stolen iPhone can provide as much entertainment as it did.
I just don't understand what could be going through Jason Chen's mind. He honestly should have known better.
One Person vs. A corporation
Guess who has the most lawyers..
22 months ago
You shouldn't, but be gentle. Remember, in part it was because they were so passionate about Apple products that the did a stupid thing...
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