http://scripting.disqus.com/enFri, 21 Dec 2007 12:55:52 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/12/20/imWithRex.html#comment-44089<p>Dave, I agree: it's an unfortunate move for Apple. I don't think any company looks important for shutting down such a site.</p><p>These sites influence 1% of the buying public or thereabouts, and the rest keep reading the mainstream stuff, just like they listen to gossip.</p><p>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.</p>Roger HoustonFri, 21 Dec 2007 12:55:52 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/12/20/imWithRex.html#comment-43892<p>Careful, you might <a href="http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/pat070321.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.pennyarcademerch.com/pat070321.html">hate them to death</a>.</p><p></p>PatFri, 21 Dec 2007 10:44:11 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/12/20/imWithRex.html#comment-43863<p>This NY Times blog posting suggests a different conclusion after interviewing Ciarelli and attorneys familiar with the case:</p><p><a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/who-is-really-hurt-by-apple-rumor-sites-closure/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/who-is-really-hurt-by-apple-rumor-sites-closure/">http://bits.blogs.nytimes.c...</a><br></p>Chris WoodsFri, 21 Dec 2007 10:28:52 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/12/20/imWithRex.html#comment-43723<p>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..."</p><p>"Pleased". Does that sound like someone forced to shut down by fascists?</p><p>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.<br>-- <br>Shawn King<br>Host/Executive Producer<br>Your Mac Life<br><a href="http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com">http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com</a><br></p>Shawn KingFri, 21 Dec 2007 08:22:57 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/12/20/imWithRex.html#comment-42970<p>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.</p><p>For Apple, having the question of whether Think Secret was legal in what they did _unresolved_ is better than having it _resolved_ against them.</p><p>It may be that they made this option very appealing to Ciarelli.</p><p>All speculation, of course.</p><p>Dan</p>GDMThu, 20 Dec 2007 17:13:12 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/12/20/imWithRex.html#comment-42848<p>You did consider that nobody said ThinkSecret shut down because Apple forced it, right? It's *likely*, but the press release is rather terse....</p>Robert 'Groby' BlumThu, 20 Dec 2007 16:05:31 -0000http://www.scripting.com/stories/2007/12/20/imWithRex.html#comment-42839<p>They are just aholes.</p>stephanmillerThu, 20 Dec 2007 16:01:14 -0000