Comment Re:Hmmm... (Score 1) 711
Agreed. However, even though I haven't seen the content, I was under the impression that the site was an apple review site. Was the information really harmful to apple? If not, what's the issue, other than a rogue employee.
The harm is Apple not enforcing its contracts and thereby losing the ability to do so.
This seems like the Black Friday information issue. Wal-Mart and Target, et al, all want to keep sale items secret so you choose their store based on reputation. This hurts the consumer slightly, when you find out that a better deal was to be had at the other end of the mall. If that's the real issue, I can see why Apple might be a bit upset, but there again, don't go after the publisher, go after the employee's who are breaking trust with you. The publisher is providing a valuable service to the consumer based on knowledge at hand.
Apple is taking on the publishers because they know from whom the leak came. Apple is using the legal system to ferret out the identity of the NDA violator. Welcome to the Rule of Law and Property Rights.