Apple lawsuit exposes coming products

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Apple lawsuit provides clues to new
products

Apple lawsuit provides clues to new
products 01/06/2005 04:26 AM
ZDNet UK Jan 6 2005 8:54AM GMT

Apple files lawsuit over Internet leak
of new products

Apple files lawsuit over Internet leak
of new products 12/19/2004 02:50 PM
Apple Computer Inc. is suing anonymous people who leaked details about new products by posting information on the Internet, Reuters is reporting today. According to Reuters, Apple said in the seven-page civil complaint which it filed on December 13 that it did not know the "true names or capacities, whether individual, associate, corporate or otherwise," of the defendants. Once they have been discovered, the Cupertino, California-based company said it would amend the complaint. The complaint alleges that “an unidentified individual, acting alone or in concert with others, has recently misappropriated and disseminated through Web sites confidential information about an unreleased Apple product. To succeed, Apple must develop innovative products and bring those products to market in advance of its competitors. If Apple competitors were aware of Apple's future production information, those competitors could benefit economically from that knowledge by directing their product development or marketing to frustrate Apple's plans.” "Apple has filed a civil complaint against unnamed individuals who we believe stole our trade secrets and posted detailed information about an unannounced Apple product on the Internet," the company said in a statement provided to Reuters. "Apple's DNA is innovation and the protection of our trade secrets is crucial to our success."

Apple suit foreshadows coming products

Apple suit foreshadows coming products 01/05/2005 06:33 PM
Thanks spks3707 for spotting this news first.

In its latest lawsuit seeking to clamp down on leaks, Apple Computer has added credibility to several hot rumors, including plans to offer a cheaper Macintosh and its own line of office software.

Apple on Tuesday sued the publisher of Mac enthusiast site Think Secret and other unnamed individuals, alleging that recent postings on the site contain Apple trade secrets, according to court documents seen by CNET News.com. The suit, filed Tuesday in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Calif., aims to identify who is leaking the information and to get an injunction preventing further release of trade secrets. However, in filing the suit, Apple identifies specific articles that contain trade secrets, indicating that at least parts of those reports are on the mark.

News source: C|Net News.com

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Did lawsuit force McGreevey's coming
out?

Did lawsuit force McGreevey's coming
out? 08/12/2004 06:29 PM
Although there were moments in Jim McGreevey's resignation speech that made it come off like a heart-warming tale of self-discovery, it now appears that the New Jersey governor's hand may have been forced by a pending sexual harassment lawsuit.

Apple products abound in CNET's Top 100
Products

Apple products abound in CNET's Top 100
Products 03/06/2004 02:09 AM
Seven Apple hardware and software products made CNET's Top 100 Products list...

Mac OS X compatible products coming to
NEXPO

Mac OS X compatible products coming to
NEXPO 05/19/2004 05:42 PM
A new IQue Server that runs on both the Mac and PC platforms and InDesign CS-compatible production and editorial software are some of the products Harris & Baseview will be introducing at this year's NEXPO show, which will be held June 19-22, in Washington, D.C...

Apple Lawsuit: Thinking Different?

Apple Lawsuit: Thinking Different? 03/14/2005 05:51 PM

Such has been my dilemma, watching Steve Jobs operate over the years, that I still don't know whether to applaud or boo. By Charles Cooper, CNET News.com

Apple responds to Beatles lawsuit

Apple responds to Beatles lawsuit 10/29/2003 02:21 AM
"Over a decade ago, Apple signed an agreement with Apple Corps, a business controlled by the Beatles and their heirs, which specified the rights each company would have to use the 'Apple' trademark. Unfortunately, Apple and Apple Corps now have differing interpretations of this agreement and will need to ask a court to resolve this dispute" Apple Computer said in a statement today. ZDNet reports that the lawsuit was filed two months ago in London High Court.

Other News: Apple Lawsuit Appeal

Other News: Apple Lawsuit Appeal 03/23/2005 01:03 PM
Attorneys for Mac websites sued by Apple lawyers have filed an appeal on the basis of Apple violating First Amendment rights.

Apple reseller lawsuit update

Apple reseller lawsuit update 06/16/2004 03:36 AM
Thomas Armes, Co-founder of TellOnApple.org, told MacMinute that a new 4th amended complaint has recently been filed with the Superior Court for the County of Santa Clara, and is now available for download as a PDF...

Eminem lawsuit against Apple, others
goes forward

Eminem lawsuit against Apple, others
goes forward 05/18/2004 10:11 AM
A federal judge says rapper Eminem's copyright infringement claims over use of his song "Lose Yourself" in a commercial for Apple can proceed, reports CBS Marketwatch...

Apple faces lawsuit from Contois over
iTunes

Apple faces lawsuit from Contois over
iTunes 06/22/2005 02:22 AM
According to a report on The Register this morning, Apple is being sued by Contois Music and Technology over iTunes...

Court greenlights Eminem's lawsuit
against Apple

Court greenlights Eminem's lawsuit
against Apple 05/18/2004 04:22 PM
In February the Associated Press reported that hip-hop star Eminem had filed suit against Apple, claiming the company did not get permission to use Eminem's hit song "Lose Yourself" in a 2003 television ad spot for the iTunes Music Store. Now the news service reports that a federal judge has allowed the suit to proceed.

Independent dealers press on with
lawsuit against Apple

Independent dealers press on with
lawsuit against Apple 12/28/2004 05:39 PM
Independent Apple retailers could be assigned a trial date next month in their lawsuit filed against Apple Computer alleging unfair trade practices. Thomas Santos, president of MacAdams Computing, a San Francisco-based Apple retailer, said the trial date could be named as early as January 25, 2005, according to a report by CRN today. The lawsuit involves six independent retailers who claim Apple intentionally withheld adequate inventory from them in order to stock up Apple's own retail outlets and online store. The lawsuit also charges Apple with underpricing its retail partners, denying warranty claims made by certain retailers and poaching customers from retailers, said Santos.

Apple Slams Rumor Site with Lawsuit

Apple Slams Rumor Site with Lawsuit 01/05/2005 06:35 PM
On the eve of Macworld, Apple accuses Web site Think Secret of posting trade secrets surrounding the company's product plans.

Lawsuit Claims Apple Violates Law With
iTunes

Lawsuit Claims Apple Violates Law With
iTunes 01/06/2005 12:12 AM

An unhappy iTunes online music store customer is suing Apple, alleging the company broke antitrust laws by only allowing iTunes to work with its own music player, the iPod, freezing out competitors, court filings showed. By Duncan martell, Reuters

Apple, 30 other companies named in JPEG
lawsuit

Apple, 30 other companies named in JPEG
lawsuit 04/23/2004 11:02 AM
Austin, Texas-based Forgent Networks announced late Thursday that its Compression Labs Inc. subsidiary has filed suit against 31 companies for patent infringement -- among them, Apple. Compression Labs alleges that these companies have infringed its U.S. Patent No. 4,698,672. The patent describes a "coding system for reducing redundancy" that Forgent says is integral in JPEG image compression.

Apple settles iPod battery lawsuit

Apple settles iPod battery lawsuit 06/05/2005 10:59 PM
Apple has agreed to give US$50 vouchers and extended service warranties to as many as 2 million customers whose older iPods had batteries that needed to be replaced or didn't fully charge, reports AP...

New Apple lawsuit all but confirms new
headless iMac

New Apple lawsuit all but confirms new
headless iMac 01/05/2005 04:34 PM
A lawsuit filed by Apple against Think Secret lends credence to rumors of a low-price "xMac."

Apple hit with antitrust lawsuit over
iTunes, iPod

Apple hit with antitrust lawsuit over
iTunes, iPod 01/06/2005 02:34 AM
iPodlounge Jan 6 2005 5:10AM GMT

Apple Slaps Rumor Site With Lawsuit

Apple Slaps Rumor Site With Lawsuit 01/06/2005 01:50 AM

Rumor site AppleInsider got hit with a lawsuit Wednesday, in the wake of two articles leaking information on what is to be release d in the Macworld Expo next week.

The suit, filed Tuesday in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, Calif., aims to identify who is leaking the information and to get an injunction preventing further release of trade secrets. However, in filing the suit, Apple identifies specific articles that contain trade secrets, indicating that at least parts of those reports are on the mark.

Two ways to look at this, I guess; one, that the rumors reported on AI are dead on, and Apple is wanting to keep its secrets secret. Or two, (thanks to a Gadgetopia reader/poster) is that the rumors are not true, but Apple is trying to keep the rumors from raising the public's expectations for upcoming releases, which ends up hurting Apple's stock prices.

Me? I think that Apple has some hot stuff planned for the Expo, and the headless iMac is part of it. Why else would they announce a newer/faster/no-more-expensive Xserve the week before?

I sure wouldn't want to be the guy at Apple leaking this stuff. And maybe I'll think a little harder about posting the next Apple rumor I hear about.

from ThinkSecret,, CNet, and Mike.

New Apple products

New Apple products 04/19/2004 12:13 AM
Tom's on the road to NAB today (poor boy—had to go Las Vegas without his wife) so he'll want to...

New Apple Products at NAB?

New Apple Products at NAB? 04/12/2004 02:15 AM
In perhaps an obvious prediction, more evidence appears to point to new product announcements at the NAB conference during the week of April 19th. ...

Apple wins round in lawsuit against
rumour sites

Apple wins round in lawsuit against
rumour sites 03/14/2005 04:23 PM
A California judge on Friday ruled that Apple has the right to subpoena the records of the three Macintosh sites that recently published details on an unreleased Apple product. Apple filed a civil complaint against unnamed individuals who allegedly stole trade secrets and posted detailed information about an unannounced Apple product last December. "Apple's DNA is innovation and the protection of our trade secrets is crucial to our success," the company said in a statement in December. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James P. Kleinberg ruled that Apple's interests in protecting trade secrets outweighed any interest the public may have in the information, according to CNET. "The public has had, and continues to have, a profound interest in gossip about Apple," Kleinberg said. "Therefore, it is not surprising that hundreds of thousands of 'hits' on a Web site about Apple have and will happen. But an interested public is not the same as the public interest."

Lawsuit Claims Apple Violates Law with
iTunes (Reuters)

Lawsuit Claims Apple Violates Law with
iTunes (Reuters) 01/05/2005 10:37 PM
Reuters - An unhappy iTunes online music store customer is suing Apple Computer Inc. , alleging the company broke antitrust laws by only allowing iTunes to work with its own music player, the iPod, freezing out competitors, court filings showed.

Apple settles lawsuit with student over
Tiger leak

Apple settles lawsuit with student over
Tiger leak 03/23/2005 07:25 PM
Apple has settled its lawsuit with one of three men it sued for distributing beta versions of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger...

Apple confirms MacWorld rumors with
fresh lawsuit

Apple confirms MacWorld rumors with
fresh lawsuit 01/06/2005 07:19 AM
Point legal dept at feet, take aim, fire

Appeals Court rules for Apple in
investor lawsuit

Appeals Court rules for Apple in
investor lawsuit 04/08/2005 06:32 PM
Apple Computer investors cannot sue the company over the fact that the Power Mac G4 Cube and other products didn't live up to Apple’s sales expectations, according to a federal appeals court ruling this week. CNET News is reporting that the appeals court also said allegations that Apple knew some of its sales projections were false at the time they made them was not supported by the facts presented in the case. The attempted class action suit was filed on behalf of those who purchased Apple shares between July 19 and Sept. 28 of 2000. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that companies are to be given leeway because forecasts are by their nature only estimates.

Apple settles lawsuit with developer
over Tiger leak

Apple settles lawsuit with developer
over Tiger leak 03/23/2005 08:31 PM
Apple Computer on Wednesday settled a lawsuit with one of its developers, Doug Steigerwald, that leaked a copy of Mac OS X Tiger on a file-sharing Web site. Twenty-two year old Steigerwald was one of three developers sued by Apple in December for allegedly posting advanced builds of Tiger on such Web sites.

Colored Apple Products

Colored Apple Products 12/09/2003 03:46 PM
ColorWare Inc. Brings 24 Colors To Apple Computer Products With Their Latest Offerings.

Apple - Products - Power Mac G4

Apple - Products - Power Mac G4 06/10/2004 06:06 AM
Apple's G5 Processor will be shipping in August in the PowerMac line .. very impressive G5 machines .. releases new models .. World's fastest PC .. Apple Power Macs .. a new computer .. more .. better .. these

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Apple - Products - Final Cut Pro

Apple - Products - Final Cut Pro 04/19/2004 08:24 AM
Apple releases new version of Final Cut Pro .. been announced .. video editing .. FinalCut .. big guns .. FCP 4.0 .. Apple .. FCP .. 4

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Apple products go for a spin

Apple products go for a spin 04/14/2005 04:01 PM
Apple products have begun to show up in all kinds of vehicles making it easy to take them around town using many modes of transportation. From bicycles to BMWs, the iPod can be found making its way onto the road, and the Mac mini has even found its way onto the highway. At the Macworld Conference & Expo in San Francisco this past January, Apple announced it teamed up with Mercedes-Benz USA, Volvo, Nissan, Alfa Romeo and Ferrari to deliver iPod integration with their car stereo systems in 2005. When Mercedes-Benz USA announced its iPod Integration Kit, it became the first automaker to provide full iPod music navigation for drivers to listen to their entire iPod music collection through the car audio system. The integration kit also allows the user to select music by artist, album or playlist using multifunction controls on the steering wheel and the integrated multifunction display on the instrument cluster. BMW and MINI Cooper began providing integrated iPod solutions in 2004, enabling drivers to use iPods in BMW’s 3 Series, Z4 Roadster, X3 and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and MINI Cooper by plugging the iPod into a cable located in the car’s glove compartment. Apple CEO Steve Jobs stated that one of the next frontiers for a seamless digital music experience is the car since "we all spend a lot of time driving" and the company's solution lets "iPod users enjoy their entire music collection" in their BMW or MINI. “Almost every car company in the world is working to integrate iPod into their cars in 2005,” Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing Philip Schiller said. “iPod customers want to take their entire music collection with them everywhere they go, including their car, so we’re excited to be able to work with so many leading automotive companies to provide customers with integrated solutions.” Following the release of Apple's Mac mini, vehicle restoration service, Classic Restorations, announced plans for installing the pint-sized computer in vehicle dashboards. Back in January, the New York-based company's president Melvin Benzaquen said there would be no standard pricing for the car installations, though past computer installations have cost between $1,500 to $7,000. So far the company has added a Mac mini to a classic 1969 MacNova SS, a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and has given word on its latest restoration project, a Camino. A Mac mini was installed in the i-Car by Miami-based Audio Elite, who integrated the Mac mini into a Lexus. The car features two displays, a USB 2.0 and Firewire hub mounted below the dash, and the Mac mini mounted in a custom arm rest that has air vents and a plexiglas top that reveals the Apple logo. Gadget magazine T3 recently showed off a customised Yamaha EC-02 iPod-modified electric bike. The environmentally-friendly motorbike was custom-built for use with the iPod and features a clear snap-shut case on the top of the bike where the iPod sits snugly. The iPod is controlled through a set of controls positioned on the right handlebar. In addition to all the other cool features, the bike also has a stereo speaker built into the place that the gas tank normally sits. As for bicycles, Marware makes an iPod bike holder that mounts to bike handlebars and can be used with all Marware cases that use the Multidapt clip system. The holder allows the iPod to clip onto the bike handles placing it in clear view, for easy access to the menu and buttons while riding.

Apple Sells 20% of 802.11g Products

Apple Sells 20% of 802.11g Products 02/19/2004 12:04 AM
BusinessWeek columnist notes that Apple's aggressive Wi-Fi promotion has brought them 20 percent global 802.11g marketshare and huge margins: Alex Salkever points out that Apple earned nearly $150 million from Wi-Fi in 2003 and talks about how Apple's managed to keep its premium margins. With increasing ease and cheaper alternatives ($75 for an equivalent Linksys WRT54G versus $200 to $250 for the Apple unit), Salkever predicts eroding markets that will force Apple to offer more features for fewer dollars. Interestingly side note: Salkever is using In-Stat/MDR numbers which shows Apple at 20 percent of worldwide unit volumes or $150 million in sales, above Linksys. Numbers reported by News.com from Synergy Research don't show Apple in the top five, and show Linksys revenue at $450 million. (I can't find In-Stat/MDR's breakout; their site shows just a few statistics that don't overlap with Synergy's.)...

Apple products among most popular at NAB

Apple products among most popular at NAB 06/14/2004 10:11 AM
Apple products were among the most popular products and technologies on the NAB2004 show floor, according to a survey conducted by New York-based Weinstock Media Analysis on the NAB2004 show floor, reports TV Technology...

Apple - Products - iMac

Apple - Products - iMac 11/19/2003 08:04 AM
The new iMac page is up at apple.com .. iMac now has a 17 inch monitor .. all the details as well .. "I want the new i-mac!" .. Apple Industrial Design .. a geek's wet dream .. It's been released .. den neuen iMac .. home computer .. Cupertino .. baby .. Macs .. Mac

apple.com/imac
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Apple settles lawsuit with developer
over Tiger leak (MacCentral)

Apple settles lawsuit with developer
over Tiger leak (MacCentral) 03/23/2005 05:29 PM
MacCentral - Apple computer on Wednesday it settled a lawsuit with one of its developers, Doug Steigerwald, that leaked a copy of Mac OS X Tiger on a file-sharing Web site. Twenty-two year old Steigerwald was one of three developers sued by Apple in December for posting advanced builds of Tiger on such Web sites.

Microsoft and Apple face patent lawsuit
for auto Web updates

Microsoft and Apple face patent lawsuit
for auto Web updates 07/22/2004 09:26 AM
Computer Shopper Jul 22 2004 1:13PM GMT

Apple says OS X fix coming

Apple says OS X fix coming 11/02/2003 07:35 PM
ZDNet Australia Nov 2 2003 6:41PM ET
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