iPhone 4

[[AK]Clay]

In case you're been living under a rock, the iPhone 4 got leaked out.

http://gizmodo.com/5520164/this-is-apples-next-iphone


Gizmodo bought the phone off the guy who found it, called Apple and said "Hey, I've got your phone". Apple blew them off. So he published his video on it.

Apple freaks out, and basically has the cops raid this guys house like he's some kind of violent criminal - complete with bashed in door. Here's the best, (and most amusing) commentary on the whole thing - that pretty much sums up exactly my thoughts.

http://www.theipadfan.com/evil-apple...ting-thoughts/

[[AK]Squidly]

Your tale is factually deficient on several important counts.

[[AK]Bribo]

It's not like Apple was kicking the doors down. It was a police task for created by the State of California specifically created to address computer crimes. Now, that task force may have overstepped their bounds (although they did have a search warrant).

The real issue is whether Jason Chen and Gizmodo are considered journalists and if they are are they covered by the Privacy Protection Act. It all depends if Jason Chen and Gizmodo knew that the phone was stolen and the fact they paid $5000 for it.

There's a reason why competing website Engadget said "No thanks!" when they were offered it first.

But to paint Apple as the bad guy here I think is a bit disingenuous and ill-informed.

[[AK]Abaddon]

Apple called the police and told them a crime had been committed ... after the phone was returned to them. Whatever transpired afterwards was because of that decision.

[Slaughter]

The guy who found the phone never called anyone at Apple, he shopped the phone around. His friend who had been at the bar with him is the only one that called Apple.

[[AK]Abaddon]

If I recall correctly, Gizmodo also called Apple to tell them that they had the phone.