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Post #205,234
by SpiceWare
4/29/05 10:23:22 AM
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New Cringely's take on it
[link|http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050428.html|Flight of Fancy]
So what is this all about? As always, I have a theory.

I think this episode with Wiley and Apple's earlier legal attacks on people who it accused of leaking product information are part of a campaign to look tough to movie studios and record companies. As I've surmised before, Apple is trying to put together a high definition movie download service that requires content from all the major movie studios. If Steve looks soft on IP theft or unwilling to flex his corporate legal muscles, the studios may thing he won't adequately protect their corporate jewels.

And that's all it is. Steve couldn't care less about this book.
Darrell Spice, Jr.                      [link|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass|Artistic Overpass]\n[link|http://www.spiceware.org/|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore
Post #205,305
by cforde
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4/30/05 2:48:57 AM
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New Steve knows how the game is played
he, and Apple, get more free publicity than they could possibly buy. And at a time when it will have some effect. Tiger is just on the streets. This could easily lead to some sales...
Have fun,
Carl Forde
     "Apple Retaliates Over Jobs Biography" - (a6l6e6x) - (27) - April 26, 2005, 09:59:57 PM EDT
         This doesn't seem right - (tjsinclair) - (12) - April 26, 2005, 10:24:28 PM EDT
             You must be very busy. - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - April 26, 2005, 10:36:12 PM EDT
                 Seems to be an update of an earlier work. - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 26, 2005, 11:12:11 PM EDT
                     Sort of, but not for the reason everyone else is PO'd - (scoenye) - April 27, 2005, 10:48:41 AM EDT
                 Well, it keeps me off the streets... -NT - (tjsinclair) - April 27, 2005, 01:21:02 AM EDT
             Y "wonder what WAS in" it? Still IS - just BUY it elsewhere! -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 01:09:51 AM EDT
                 I think I would have used "was". - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:49:13 AM EDT
                     Ah, that's a relief. - (CRConrad) - April 27, 2005, 08:34:08 AM EDT
             From the Motley Fool: - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - April 27, 2005, 05:03:16 PM EDT
                 The hope from Apple would be... - (ben_tilly) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 05:21:57 PM EDT
                     So what's Apple's volumes for book sales? - (ChrisR) - (2) - April 27, 2005, 06:30:04 PM EDT
                         Point - (ben_tilly) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 07:27:26 PM EDT
                             Yep. Their action was couterproductive. - (a6l6e6x) - April 27, 2005, 08:56:43 PM EDT
         Can't say I blame them - (tuberculosis) - (11) - April 27, 2005, 12:36:27 PM EDT
             Well, didn't he? - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - April 27, 2005, 01:37:14 PM EDT
                 Not in my book - (tuberculosis) - (7) - April 27, 2005, 02:17:46 PM EDT
                     The Apple II was made popular by VisiCalc, and . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 02:43:41 PM EDT
                     Good to know you aren't all that freakishly brilliant. - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 04:08:33 PM EDT
                         As opposed to Dell/Gates - (tuberculosis) - April 27, 2005, 05:46:53 PM EDT
                     points to the gryge except for the NeXT, beautiful box - (boxley) - (3) - April 27, 2005, 09:03:44 PM EDT
                         Wow. You really have done everything, haven't you? :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 09:25:13 PM EDT
                             naw, there is a wicker swing with a hole in the bottom..... -NT - (boxley) - April 27, 2005, 09:36:44 PM EDT
                         I'll partially concede on the NeXT . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - April 27, 2005, 10:29:45 PM EDT
                 Grygus on Apple - (rcareaga) - (1) - April 27, 2005, 10:26:59 PM EDT
                     Me on Osborne - (Ashton) - May 2, 2005, 05:33:17 AM EDT
         Cringely's take on it - (SpiceWare) - (1) - April 29, 2005, 10:23:22 AM EDT
             Steve knows how the game is played - (cforde) - April 30, 2005, 02:48:57 AM EDT

Damn them, and their hatstand minions!
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