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iOS 26 Leaker Being Sued by Apple is Actually a 'Lifelong Apple Fanboy'
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If it pleases the court, it is spelled "fanboi"
Surprised Apple is even bothering suing a leaker considering how underwhelming iOS 26 is.
No comment on Prosser, et al but given this website is called Macrumors surely we have all benefited from his exposures?
In July, Apple sued well-known YouTuber Jon Prosser and his acquaintance Michael Ramacciotti over alleged theft of the company's trade secrets, after Prosser leaked some iOS 26 details in videos uploaded to his YouTube channel Front Page Tech. If you are not caught up on the lawsuit, read our initial coverage to learn more.
Earlier this week, Prosser told The Verge he has "been in active communications with Apple since the beginning stages of this case," despite Apple's attorneys indicating he missed his deadline to formally respond to the complaint. The court entered a default judgment against Prosser last week, citing his failure to respond.
"The notion that I'm ignoring the case is incorrect," said Prosser. "That's all I am able to say."
In a court document filed on Thursday, Apple's attorneys said they are aware that Prosser has "publicly acknowledged" the complaint. However, they said he "has not indicated whether he will file a response to it or, if so, by when."
As for Ramacciotti, Apple said he has agreed to respond to the complaint by October 29.
In a statement filed with the court, Ramacciotti's attorneys
That’s what I’m saying. We as fans are getting screwed with promises and underwhelming features year after year. iOS 26 Liquid Glass really is a sad ass attempt to bring a refresh to something old.
I'd like to see apple explain and prove the amount of damages from leaks.
Trade secrets aren’t based on opinions of a product. Courts don’t care, just coz something isn’t to your liking doesn’t mean you mess with the laws.
Being a ‘Fanboy’ is one thing Selling Apple trade secrets for profit or not is a violation
Prosser should start looking for a career now
Prosser should start looking for a career now
all iMessages go through apple, apple will now have to confess they are more "big brother" than Google.
Why is everyone crapping on this guy? Leaks are published on all tech sites and we all read them.
In July, Apple sued well-known YouTuber Jon Prosser and his acquaintance Michael Ramacciotti over alleged theft of the company's trade secrets, after Prosser leaked some iOS 26 details in videos uploaded to his YouTube channel Front Page Tech. If you are not caught up on the lawsuit, read our initial coverage to learn more.
Earlier this week, Prosser told The Verge he has "been in active communications with Apple since the beginning stages of this case," despite Apple's attorneys indicating he missed his deadline to formally respond to the complaint. The court entered a default judgment against Prosser last week, citing his failure to respond.
"The notion that I'm ignoring the case is incorrect," said Prosser. "That's all I am able to say."
In a court document filed on Thursday, Apple's attorneys said they are aware that Prosser has "publicly acknowledged" the complaint. However, they said he "has not indicated whether he will file a response to it or, if so, by when."
As for Ramacciotti, Apple said he has agreed to respond to the complaint by October 29.
In a statement filed with the court, Ramacciotti's attorneys said he is "not a professional leaker," but rather "a lifelong Apple fanboy who failed to fully appreciate the value and proprietary nature of the information that he learned about iOS 26."
Ramacciotti had "no intent to monetize this information" when he contacted Prosser, they said.
Apple is concerned that Ramacciotti "intentionally deleted relevant evidence," including "several hundreds of thousands of text messages," after the company advised him of the need to preserve evidence on July 23. His attorneys disputed this assertion.
Apple and Ramacciotti have informally discussed a potential settlement, and these talks were "ongoing," according to the court filing on Thursday.
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Every smack talker in this thread looks like a hypocrite.
And we don’t know the whole story. Apple seems to be over-flexing. It’s not doing their image any favors.
Because you don’t need to have signed an NDA to know that conspiring to steal information off a company’s highly protected and confidential hardware is illegal and likely to get you sued.
If you had continued reading you would have seen that Ramacciotti voluntarily handed his devices to Apple for analysis. It’s technologically impossible for Apple to read your iMessages.
Tarred and feathered
In July, Apple sued well-known YouTuber Jon Prosser and his acquaintance Michael Ramacciotti over alleged theft of the company's trade secrets, after Prosser leaked some iOS 26 details in videos uploaded to his YouTube channel Front Page Tech. If you are not caught up on the lawsuit, read our initial coverage to learn more.
Earlier this week, Prosser told The Verge he has "been in active communications with Apple since the beginning stages of this case," despite Apple's attorneys indicating he missed his deadline to formally respond to the complaint. The court entered a default judgment against Prosser last week, citing his failure to respond.
"The notion that I'm ignoring the case is incorrect," said Prosser. "That's all I am able to say."
In a court document filed on Thursday, Apple's attorneys said they are aware that Prosser has "publicly acknowledged" the complaint. However, they said he "has not indicated whether he will file a response to it or, if so, by when."
As for Ramacciotti, Apple said he has agreed to respond to the complaint by October 29.
In a statement filed with the court, Ramacciotti's attorneys said he is "not a professional leaker," but rather "a lifelong Apple fanboy who failed to fully appreciate the value and proprietary nature of the information that he learned about iOS 26."
Ramacciotti had "no intent to monetize this information" when he contacted Prosser, they said.
Apple is concerned that Ramacciotti "intentionally deleted relevant evidence," including "several hundreds of thousands of text messages," after the company advised him of the need to preserve evidence on July 23. His attorneys disputed this assertion.
Apple and Ramacciotti have informally discussed a potential settlement, and these talks were "ongoing," according to the court filing on Thursday.
Article Link: iOS 26 Leaker Being Sued by Apple is Actually a 'Lifelong Apple Fanboy'
Looking forward to it!!
not saying apple can read them but know how many are sent (meta data), like how the post office knows how many letters you send and to who.
Jon always seemed a bit shady, but to his credit, his videos were better and of higher quality than those of his podcast partner, which are a cash grab and the same thing over and over again, just worded differently. He has talent but he wastes it. Still, him gone for a while is not a huge loss for tech YouTube, because his business model was Apple is doom and gloomed and everything sucks. If you listened to his podcast with Sam for a few weeks, they turned you being excited for new Apple products into being miserable. Lets see if Apple is wrong here or Jon is lying again.
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Prosser is earning everything that's happening to him.
You haven't kept up with this story obviously but will give you the benefit of the doubt. These two jokers colluded between each other to trick an Apple employee who was testing an unreleased version of iOS 26, to leave the room while his phone was unlocked, then they proceeded to take multiple screenshots of his phone, then publish the stolen intel on one of his YT channels. The Apple employee was terminated because of the violation of company secrecy. So you think they did nothing wrong at all? Imagine you had some sensitive work information on your phone and your roommate stole it to make a YT video for profit, then you got sacked for it, you wouldn’t see this as wrongdoing? Neither of these two jokers have refuted what is alleged in court so an un-rebutted allegation remain as fact. They did the crime and they deserve to be punished for it.
I watch EAP for his comprehensive what's new or what's changed in every iOS beta and final release. Is that why he is only posting drop tests and nothing else?
I’m wondering what was so special about iOS 26 that needed to be leaked. 😆