An apology… →
Anything I could say about the Gizmodo/prototype iPhone/Apple story has been said, so I’ll just repeat Craig Hockenberry’s response to those defending Gizmodo:
Let’s put the shoe on your foot:
You’re drinking beer with some friends.
You leave your wallet behind at the bar.
Some stranger finds your wallet and opens it up. Inside is a naked picture of your partner.
That stranger finds a website that wants to post the picture and they sell your wallet intact for $1.
Your partner finds their naked body on the Internet. Shit hits the fan. HARD.
The site that posted the pictures looks at the ID in the wallet and calls up with an offer to return the wallet. “Don’t worry, all the money’s still there!”
Then that website posts another article saying how dumb you were for leaving your wallet behind. And instantly millions of people associate your name with a stupid mistake.
How do you feel now?
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