Apple Gestapo: How Apple Hunts Down Leaks

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04-27-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by carendt242

gets to the heart of the issue i suppose - a totalitarian state could work w/ the right people in charge. would you want to live/work there? even if you were making bank in stock options/grants?

but i think, as a company, it limits its growth w/ this "must control everything" approach. it arguably can't continue to scale. of course, there are $50B reasons why i'm wrong.

- chuck

I think one could make a strong argument that Apple's demise will be a result of their business culture. Right now, the wind is at their back, and their totalitarian behavior is of little relevance. However, it's only so long until the other trees in the forest become a threat, so goes the economics adage. At that time, such behavior will have consequences. Human capital may prove to be elusive.

Or, we'll continue to see 400% yearly gains in share value.

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04-27-2010, 02:23 PM

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04-27-2010, 02:42 PM

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Does it make me evil that I found a certain element of delight in the methodical way in which they purge leaks?

Now my mind is wondering: what kind of people make up the Apple Gestapo? What are their backgrounds? Their training? Oooh. So cool.

Tom, I sense the Force is strong with you. You'd be a good Apple deciple!

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04-28-2010, 03:16 AM

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we've seen it before a thousand times in tech - which seem to spawn similar types of "we're the best" cultures - msft, yahoo, ebay, and even now google is beginning to see they are not invincible.

i've been working on apple stuff lately - i will just say - it's not fun.

- chuck