You can't have an iGasm, says Apple
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| So I was a little upset when Apple got its legal department to issue
| a cease and desist style demand against the Ann Summers adult retail
| group in regard to a sex toy called, rather superbly I think, the iGasm.
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http://www.itpro.co.uk/blogs/editorial-blogs/davey-winder/366133/you-cant-have-an-igasm-says-apple.thtml
They get a little punishment too (possible forced/suppressed paid upgrade)
Mozilla Might Drop Panther From Firefox 3
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| Achtung! Firefox developers are talking about dropping support for
| Panther from their upcoming Firefox 3 release!
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http://macslash.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/24/1912242
Related:
"Mysterious company" censors unflattering Steve Jobs video
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| While Robert X. Cringely says that the posting of five minutes of
| the show was probably in breach of copyright, he hadn't complained
| and neither had the programme maker Oregon Public Broadcasting.
|
| The take down notice came from an outfit called NBD Television,
| which neither Cringely or Oregon Public Broadcasting had heard of.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38644
Apple failing to understand open source
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| There is a cost for not being a good Open Source citizen and that
| cost is loss of goodwill in the community. That loss is more
| expensive in the long run than Apple realizes.
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http://www.oreillynet.com/mac/blog/2007/03/apple_failing_to_understand_op.html
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
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.
|
| [...]
|
| 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/
Latest Leopard build from Apple suggests much work ahead
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| Please Note: This article has been removed temporarily for edits at
| the request of Apple Inc.
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http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/03/02/latest_leopard_build_from_apple_suggests_much_work_ahead.html
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