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#2What reason did gizmodo have to release the identity of the engineer that lost the phone? To "prove" that their story was more real? Did they even consider what's going to happen to that guy?
Every gawker website feels like it is just barely a half step above a tabloid, and in some cases, less than that (cf, Valleywag). Behaving this petulantly is not a very good way to discourage the popular perception of bloggers, it only solidifies it.
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#3What reason did gizmodo have to release the identity of the engineer that lost the phone? To "prove" that their story was more real? Did they even consider what's going to happen to that guy? Every gawker website feels like it is just barely a half step above a tabloid, and in some cases, less than that (cf, Valleywag). Behaving this petulantly is not a very good way to discourage the popular perception of bloggers,…
Apple knew whose phone it was, this story doesn't harm him there at all.
It may even help prevent him from being fired or retaliated against, now that his name is public.
It could help or hurt with future employers, but I'd guess on balance it helps. Probably won't be trusted with prototypes again, but that was going to be the case either way.
Not to defend gizmodo, they seem pretty borderline in the whole thing.
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#4I hadn't heard about this incident until I read this link, and had to google Gray Powell. This, at least in my case, caused some more attention to Gizmodo, rather than less.
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#5Press does what press does. It was his fault for being irresponsible.
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#6I actually did the same. I rarely get disgusted enough to resort to censorship, but Denton's craven, smug pageview whoring is just begging for the ban hammer.
Also, putting comments down for the day reminded me that Gawker Media is nothing without comments.
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#7the gray powell tweme is pretty funny
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#8Gizmodo not only ruined it for Apple and the engineer, it also ruined the fun for Apple fans like myself anxiously looking forward to the rumored-filled days just before the next device unveiling in June. :-/
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#9They very possibly did the guy a favor exposing his identity not only to insulate him from hasher retribution but also as pretty clear evidence it was an innocent mistake. No one would leave their identity on the device if they had personally conspired to sell it on the black market. I don't think it's that big of a deal. If the device was being field tested Apple was accepting the risk of theft/loss. If it had been an iPad 2 months before it's announcement maybe but it's just an expected refresh of an established product. Not the end of the world. Apple's software folks leaked the existence of the front facing camera in the SDK months ago. Apple's competitors won't gain anything with a 2 month advance knowledge of the 4th generation design.
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#10The Gawker network (which includes Gizmodo) is run by well known scumbag Nick Denton. He's a leech and a bottom feeder. Don't hold your breath waiting for anything positive out of him.