You did consider that nobody said ThinkSecret shut down because Apple forced it, right? It's *likely*, but the press release is rather terse....
G Dan Mitchell
· 2 years ago
I wonder if this is less about Apple shutting down Think Secret and more about Apple paying off Think Secret to avoid going to trial over over a question that they would quite possibly lose? It may have been less expensive from Apple's perspective to pay off or "buy" (probably for not a lot of $, given the Ciarelli is a student) Think Secret and leave the question unresolved.
For Apple, having the question of whether Think Secret was legal in what they did _unresolved_ is better than having it _resolved_ against them.
It may be that they made this option very appealing to Ciarelli.
All speculation, of course.
Dan
Shawn King
· 2 years ago
You don't know that Apple forced ThinkSecret to shut down. You don't know that Nick didn't do it on his own. Look at Nick's own words - "I'm pleased to have reached this amicable settlement..."
"Pleased". Does that sound like someone forced to shut down by fascists?
Regardless, ThinkSecret was a shadow of its former self - and even its former self wasn't all that big a deal to anyone but Apple fans. Nick is obviously growing up and moving on - maybe people who throw around loaded words like "fascist" and "hate" should do the same. -- Shawn King Host/Executive Producer Your Mac Life http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com
Chris Woods
· 2 years ago
This NY Times blog posting suggests a different conclusion after interviewing Ciarelli and attorneys familiar with the case:
Dave, I agree: it's an unfortunate move for Apple. I don't think any company looks important for shutting down such a site.
These sites influence 1% of the buying public or thereabouts, and the rest keep reading the mainstream stuff, just like they listen to gossip.
What I won't do is buy Apple, mainly because the quality of their hardware is dubious and the company never seems to have a gameplan past the next six months. Get yourself a quality Intel machine, put FreeBSD and Gnome on it, and you're free from Apple forever.
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For Apple, having the question of whether Think Secret was legal in what they did _unresolved_ is better than having it _resolved_ against them.
It may be that they made this option very appealing to Ciarelli.
All speculation, of course.
Dan
"Pleased". Does that sound like someone forced to shut down by fascists?
Regardless, ThinkSecret was a shadow of its former self - and even its former self wasn't all that big a deal to anyone but Apple fans. Nick is obviously growing up and moving on - maybe people who throw around loaded words like "fascist" and "hate" should do the same.
--
Shawn King
Host/Executive Producer
Your Mac Life
http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/who-is...
These sites influence 1% of the buying public or thereabouts, and the rest keep reading the mainstream stuff, just like they listen to gossip.
What I won't do is buy Apple, mainly because the quality of their hardware is dubious and the company never seems to have a gameplan past the next six months. Get yourself a quality Intel machine, put FreeBSD and Gnome on it, and you're free from Apple forever.