Linux news

2007 07 12

Apple Up to Nasty Things Again, Censors Media

Apple media bullying expands, lawyers force takedown of positive Leopard article

Apple's legal bullying of the media has hit a new low, with Cupertino forcing Australian technology magazine APC to pull a positive OS X "Leopard" article discussing features Steve Jobs has already presented on-stage at MacWorld.

http://s5h.net/u?z0e7c7
Another nasty one: iPhone lock-in raises ire in US Congress

One outspoken proponent of state deregulation, Verizon Wireless, has called for national authority over wireless companies instead of state-by-state regulation. Verizon said state attorneys general could then continue to police illegal and unfair industry actions.

http://s5h.net/u?zbf62
Related: Lily Allen slates Apple's iTunes tactics

Apple accused of bullying musicians into providing exclusive content for iTunes

http://s5h.net/u?z4a4b
Apple Bullies Bloggers, Again

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.

http://s5h.net/u?z8d15
How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers

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.

http://s5h.net/u?zd01e