[citation][nom]AMD_pitbull[/nom]And you're also missing the fact that it was only dimensions. Losing a little ground in the after-market case sector isn't gonna hurt them. Everyone knows about what size it's gonna be. They just changed some of the hardware. Same iOS. Same basic dimensions. All it means it people will have more options out of the gate, instead of having to buy MORE apple stuff to personalize it. Don't get me wrong, I hate Apple. I really do. I hate their company, the business practices they have/enforce, etc. Do I knock their products? Not really. I have a 6gb Ipod. You know, first gen. It STILL works with most of today's accessories. Why? Same basic Ideas behind it. That's fine. Just don't Jail people for telling us what we already know.[/citation]
it's not a matter of what was leaked , it's amtter that any inforamation was leaked , it's dcalled corperate espionage. further more it's not apple sensd these giuys to prison. again i'm no apple fan i f---ing hate apple. but i also hate peopel giving me two thumbs down simply becasue my stance seems in defense of apple , which is not teh case , i'm defending the laws, granted China has f---ed up laws , but it is there laws not ours , and it's not our right to dictate what thier laws should be.
as for the lossing money thing, teh article DID say that the data was used to producing cases and such , apple likely produces cases of thier own and like all "controlling" parties in any tech buisness they like to be the first ones to make a "case" for thier product and this complete;y undercuts them on that end.
again let me re-iterate , i hate apple with every fiber of my body , but i seriously think you guys ( not pointing any sepcific fingers here ) are lettting your apple hate , eat at your logical thinking process.
this sort of leak does hurt a buisness , sure it advertises and give publicity for a product , but at the same time it also lets 3rd parties produce a potentially essintial product ahead of apple getting thier own product released. (that being a carry case for instence or a protective shield for the screen, both minor product s that apple probably makes a good bit of money off of them selves. ).