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What Does "Copyfight" Mean?
Copyfight, the Solo Years: April 2002-March 2004
1. Marty on April 19, 2005 11:51 AM writes...
Did you read the article you linked to? It's about the continuing flow of rumors on a variety of Apple products--not Tiger, which has gone gold master and is shipping on April 29th. (Not the 15th, as "reported" by Think Secret.)
I'd find these sites more useful if they would engage in speculation by piecing together clues from obscure but nonetheless public information and non-NDA-violating interviews. It's called journalism, and I find it baffling that what they now do -- soliciting NDA violation, unrepentant publication of anonymous, uncorroborated hearsay as "news" from "reliable sources" -- is so widely defended as journalism. (Note that when they get it wrong, they don't post corrections, they post excuses.)
This is journalism?? How our standards have sunk. For shame.
Permalink to Comment2. Dr. wex on April 19, 2005 3:05 PM writes...
The linked article states: "both AppleInsider and Think Secret giving early reports of preparations for Tiger's release". Yes, they're reporting on all the Apple info they can get their hands on and yes, some rumors are wrong. What's your point?
Permalink to Comment3. Marty on April 19, 2005 4:33 PM writes...
My point is that your summary made it appear as though the focus of the article were on Tiger; in fact it was only mentioned in passing. The other thing worth mentioning is that there's no real news here. The rumor sites have never let up since the litigation (none of which pertains to Tiger, incidentally) started hitting the headlines three or four months ago.
Oh, and ThinkSecret hasn't actually posted a rumor about Tiger since April 5. Yesterday they reported that an apparent copy of the gold master is making the rounds; that's (amazingly) actual news--something anyone with the desire could learn without resorting to the behaviors that have led to legal trouble with Apple.
As for Appleinsider, I can find no rumors pertaining to Tiger there going back weeks.
So, to sum up: my point is that perhaps you should consider linking to articles that say something interesting about something you're familiar with.
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