Apple media bullying expands, lawyers force takedown of positive Leopard
article
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| Apple's legal bullying of the media has hit a new low, with Cupertino forcing
| Australian technology magazine APC to pull a positive OS X "Leopard" article
| discussing features Steve Jobs has already presented on-stage at MacWorld.
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http://www.itwire.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13484&Itemid=1086
Another nasty one:
iPhone lock-in raises ire in US Congress
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| One outspoken proponent of state deregulation, Verizon Wireless, has called
| for national authority over wireless companies instead of state-by-state
| regulation. Verizon said state attorneys general could then continue to
| police illegal and unfair industry actions.
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http://www.computerbusinessreview.com/article_news.asp?guid=23269FE7-C2DE-42F2-8C15-070BE9DC410F
Related:
Lily Allen slates Apple's iTunes tactics
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| Apple accused of bullying musicians into providing exclusive
| content for iTunes
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http://www.macworld.co.uk/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsID=17450
Apple Bullies Bloggers, Again
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| Apple has a history of using lawyers against bloggers. There was
| the now infamous Think Secret lawsuit, which may have had merit.
| But they also engage in clearly superfluous, bullying tactics as well.
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| [...]
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| The offending download page is here (the software has now been
| removed). Blogger Paul O?Brien simply linked to this download
| page and included a screenshot of the user interface and also
| received a cease & desist letter from Apple's lawyers.
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http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/13/apple-bullies-bloggers-again/
How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers
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| Apple is a mega corporation that nearly smashed the reputation of
| two individuals with bogus claims of fraud. It didn't matter
| that they weren't the ones pulling the trigger because they
| were pulling all the strings.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=451
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