Apple has decided to not appeal a recent Court of Appeals decision that barred the company from issuing a subpoena to online journalists, bloggers, and their ISPs. Apple had nearly 40 days to file an appeal, but recently filed a case management statement officially saying that it did not appeal. The statement noted that the Appeals Court overturned the trial court on the protective order issue and "Apple did not appeal that decision".
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Member since:2005-07-06
Personally, I think that Apple should lighten up. If it's serious about becoming a corporate player, it's going to need to become less secretive and announce its products in advance so that the suits can plan.
Excuse me, but how can you plan given the number of times that Microsoft has changed its road map in the last 5 years - future planning is a load of horse shit, and the only people who use this justificaion for not choosing Apple are those in managerial positions doing them utmost to ensure that they have heaps of work to justify their job.
Member since:2005-10-12
"those in managerial positions doing them utmost to ensure that they have heaps of work to justify their jo"
Great MacMyths #156.
The only reason corporations do not buy Macs is that they are too easy to maintain and run and use and so would put the IT department out of work.
Corollary: If only Apple would make its OS less secure and harder to use and maintain, thus guaranteeing more IT department employment, its share of corporate sales would rise.
Member since:2006-01-06
This principle doesn't apply solely to Apple. Microsoft hasn't helped itself in the corporate world by changing its road map. IT managers want predictability. They want to know what future products will look like, when they will ship, and how they will affect deployment. Apple doesn't like to talk about its future plans; consequently, it's running against the grain and has practically no presence in the corporate world.
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2006-01-06
Considering that the bloggers had to spend money on legal expenses -- and that that might serve as a reason to curb their pens in the future -- it might not really have been a "win", per se. Apple shows no signs of restraining its legal department. Even if Apple ultimately loses a lot of these cases, the war of attrition is definitely on Apple's side, if it serves as a muzzle to rumor pundits.
Personally, I think that Apple should lighten up. If it's serious about becoming a corporate player, it's going to need to become less secretive and announce its products in advance so that the suits can plan.