Legality of Gizmodo's Next-Generation iPhone Acquisition Examined

[nookster]

Expectations and intentions are two very different things.

So is Hyperbole and reality, but that doesn't change what happened

 

[Habakuk]

Sorry. I am in no way involved with this letter. There is however a good reason for the double blank spaces... but it is up to you [wannabe Sherlock Holmes] to figure it out.

I don't know any of such reasons. Nobody does except you. (Anyone?) But it's good to see that you didn't try to edit your postings here and keep on typing double blank spaces. (For a proof click here—it opens a MacRumors Forum Reply editor of Master Chief's posting where you can see his original double blank spaces which are deleted automatically by posting and quoting engine of forum software when you hit "Submit".)

People with this behaviour and idiosyncrasy are EXTREMELY rare! (Again: Anyone?) It would be an absolutely unbelievable high fortune to find two of them on the same topic.

Just ask Bruce... he only knows.

No thanks. The whole bad loser story is not important enough for me personally. For Gi***do and Letterman maybe, but not for me.

Good luck!

Thanks again. No need for luck here. Everything is pretty obvious.

There is however a really good reason for NOT using TWO blank spaces after punctuation marks in a letter or forum posting: It's a simple standard rule using one blank space! Everybody types it like this! Not only in English.

And I am pretty sure a high officer (esp. a lawyer who does nothing else but producing papers, tons of) or his secretary would make use of spelling and orthography standards. It would be the first time that we can recognize such cheap errors in official letters of huge corporations.

Other MR members found out additionally that the font used in the published letter (have a look at it: MacRumors Page 1 article) is outdated and not official Apple corporate identity too. The name of the questionable blog was cited in capital letters what is not common in juristic surroundings. Sounds and looks more like a GI***DO advertising like some of your postings here in this very thread:

One thing is for sure... Gizmodo did everything to get the news out early to all of us.

Type the name in capital letters next time maybe…

[I only know Gizmodo's story/explanation]

Because you invented and wrote it? (Sorry could not resist.)

So I am pretty sure that the letter published @ Gi***do (copied and pasted by lots of media like MR) is apparently a fake! A cheap and bad done fake. It would have been the only official comment or remark by Apple in context with that weak story. CNN, LA Times asked for a comment and there was no answer by Apple at all, they wrote in their coverage.

Habakuk, part-time Sherlock Holmes

 

[MacToddB]

 

[Master Chief]

I don't know any of such reasons. Nobody does except you. (Anyone?) But it's good to see that you didn't try to edit your postings here and keep on typing double blank spaces...

I can only tell you that both Bruce and I worked for Intel. And I did not modify any of my postings because I have nothing to hide. I will also keep using two blanks.

People with this behaviour and idiosyncrasy are EXTREMELY rare! (Again: Anyone?) It would be an absolutely unbelievable high fortune to find two of them on the same topic.

True, but for everything a reason. I can however not reveal why exactly [here]. Hmm... maybe so that certain people know that it is me?

Type the name in capital letters next time maybe…

I just hate to use uppercase in a public forum.

Because you invented and wrote it? (Sorry could not resist.)
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Habakuk, part-time Sherlock Holmes

Again. I am in no way involved in this ordeal, luckily. I guess I'm to rare to even think about it, but keep pushing and making fun of me. No problem [for me]... as long as it won't get too personal

 

[bobob]

What was the outcome of this story?

Did Gizmodo/Jason Chen get convicted of buying stolen goods?

I don't recall any follow-up stories after the amount of discussion this generated last year.