Posts tagged Gawker
Seriously, fuck you Jon Stewart. With every passing day you are becoming even more irrelevant. Just like the rest of traditional media.
Jon Stewart Slams Apple Over Its Handling of Gizmodo Case Tonight on The Daily Show. Watch the Stewart video here.
Jon Stewart gave his take regarding Gizmodo’s iPhone exclusive and the subsequent police raid on Jason Chen’s home. Speaking directly to Apple and Steve Jobs, Stewart didn’t hold back his criticism of them.
Jason Calacanis got it right when he said in his most recent mailing list message:
- You can not knowingly traffic in stolen or “found” goods. It is unethical and illegal. When you find a phone in a bar you give it to the bartender. You do not try and sell it for 10x it’s value. If you do, you are a scumbag and a criminal.
- If someone offers you a pile of cash for an item you found, and that you know is not yours, than you are a thief. A criminal. That’s it—there is no further discussion.
- If you disagree with #2, then let me take your little brain through a bigger and illuminating example (That’s what we do with dumb people—or children—when they are confused: you make something bigger so they can understand it!). You see a silver Mercedes parked in front of your house. There are keys in it. You get in the car and see that it has a bunch of new features that the standard Mercedes you drive lacks. Oh, and it belongs to someone named Dieter Zetsche. You take the car and drive it home, then call automotive magazines and offer to sell this prototype you found, and know the owner of, for 10x the street value of the car (say, $1M). What are you now? Yes, a criminal! Whether the item is worth $600 or $60,000 is not relevant.
