I haven't read it all, but what I have read seems to make sense:
Gizmodo - Why Apple didn't leak the iPhone and why that matters
But also, as others have said..if it was a leak I don't think Apple would have gone down the lawsuit road. Too risky.
I personally don't think this latest thing is a leak as about half the radio callers believe and many rumor mills and blogs.
What I do believe is that SJ is a genius in creating buzz and he would do "just about" anything to create buzz. This last move, while a possible clever move, is just too risky. Legally, I don't know of any laws being broken, per se. Want to talk about waste. Look at the California appeals process. (Different thread).
The article mentioned above is well written but does not know anything about Apple, Silicon Valley, or the high tech business in general. Living and working here, it's amazing how much gets said, how much of it is accurate, but really how most don't really care that much in the end. On any given week, it's impossible not to work with, or see a billionaire or centimillionaire. It goes with the territory.
When every other person is working directly in the business or a closely related business to high tech, it's the last thing people want to talk about. Around the world, Windows 7 and the big claims that this will redeem Windows. Around the valley? Bleech, who cares!!
Just hang out at any of the gathering places of techies/engineers in the valley, and many rumors you hear come true. People who work in this field day in and day out don't care and realize while SJ amazes others who know nothing about high tech, only see him as one of many really competent high tech CEOs in the area.
One thing is for certain. Obvious upgrades and needs not being met comes out in the form of a product from one of the companies around here more often than not.
The myth that Apple is as secretive as a defense company is laughable. The myth that a defense company, or even the White House is secretive, is again laughable. Part of the myth of Apple and the buzz is how secretive they are, thus when something does come out early, it makes press. It's gotten to the point the newscasters roll their eyes whenever it comes to a new Apple story. They have worn out the welcome mat with news headlines. We get it. Apple is cool. Now pass the potatoes.
Leaks happen as long as people are involved. Sorry, it happens and any worshipful belief of Apple hitting a home run with every product and every employee being a perfect image and loyal subject of a god-like Steve Jobs in a company to change the world is hyperbole.
