Gizmodo Editor's Devices Examined in iPhone Case
While Jason Chen's hardware is under close examination, Steve Jobs goes onstage and says the whole prototype incident would make a great movie.
When the police raided Gizmodo editor Jason Chen's Fremont, California home back in April, they confiscated his computers, server, and electronic devices as part of the iPhone 4G prototype theft investigation. Now officials are examining the hardware for signs of evidence that pertains to Gizmodo's $5,000 purchase of the supposed "stolen" Apple prototype.
Wednesday Stephen Wagstaffe, chief deputy district attorney for San Mateo County, said that the local court system had appointed a "special master," an unpaid agent that makes sure judicial orders are followed, and will search the devices for information only relative to the case. This is part on an agreement previously made with Chen's attorney on how the equipment could be searched.
Wagstaffe said that he was under court orders not to reveal the identity of the special master assigned to investigate the devices. However once the investigation is completed, the relevant evidence will be presented to a judge who will then review and present the findings to Chen and his attorney for a chance to make objections. After that, the judge will then decide what will be forwarded to the district attorney.
Overall, the process could take up to two months.
Meanwhile, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took a shot at Gizmodo Tuesday, saying that the gadget site tried to extort Apple. He gave his version of the whole incident in an on-stage interview at the All Things Digital D8 conference, admitting that there is still a question of whether the prototype was left behind, or if it was stolen from the employee's bag.
"This is a story that's amazing," he admitted, looking somewhat animated. "It's got theft; it's got buying stolen property; it's got extortion; I'm sure there's sex in there somewhere. Someone should make a movie out of this!"
Jobs also admitted that he has received advise from others that he should just let go of the whole Gizmodo ordeal. "You've got to just let it slide," he has been told. "You shouldn't go after a journalist because they bought stolen property and tried to extort you."
But Jobs was very clear on the matter, saying that "letting it slide" would change Apple's core values. "I can't do that," he admitted. "I'd rather quit."
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Loser.
Cameron would be the director, it fits Apple products, all glitter and polish, no real depth.
Please let it slide, Apple.
Values which are basically : milk the cow dry, then milk it some more.
@Tyellock,
Aliens and Terminator were pretty good flicks - can't knock him too much. Sure Cameron is Bi-Polar & Insane, but he does do some pretty amazing stuff.
If anyone was to direct this movie it'd be Kevin Smith.
How did they extort him exactly?
1984 - it's funny and sad re-watching that commercial.
A change in Apples core values sound like a good thing to me. One day looking back I'm sure 2010 will be seen as the year Apple really lost it's glory and reverted to being just another company (Not that it is anything new Apple being bad but merely that now more people are seeing it).
How did they extort him exactly?
I was wondering that myself, and he keeps saying that the device is stolen yet there is no proof if it was stolen or lost, he shouldn't be spouting nonsense until we get all the facts.
Chen said that if Apple asked for the Phone back he would give it back to them. So how is that extortion exactly? Of course Chen could be lying. Either way, this just makes Jobs (and Apple) look more and more like the over-controlling Big Brother that we all know he wants to be. The polar opposite of what Apple was supposed to be oh so long ago. Now its nothing but lawsuits, intimidation, and overpriced shiny objects.
Weren't there multiple attempts to return the device made? that were turned down by apple, who believed there was no possible way their might be a gap in their iron-clad security.
er.... There might be
Also...no edit button? or am I missing it?
I've gone from a small distaste for apple (mostly over how heavily proprietary they've gotten) to outright hatred over those comments. Everything he said sounds like a paranoid's treatment of the matter. I don't know for certain what happened, no one does but Jason and the guy who found the phone, but his accusations sound crazy. When did Jason Chen/Gizmodo make any effort to extort Apple? I really want to know. And he's in the seat of the "victim" in the case, the more distorted his perspective on the matter, the more distorted the accusations and difficult to unearth the arguments. It's sort of like a wild accusation you receive that you have no idea how to respond to, the more distant it is from reality, the harder it is to redress.
Reality Distortion Field set to maximum!
he seems to be mentioning the word sex quite a bit lately.....
"But Jobs was very clear on the matter, saying that "letting it slide" would change Apple's core values. "I can't do that," he admitted. "I'd rather quit." "
You have core values? When did this happen?
Jobs is kind of a little girl when it comes to holding grudges.
Please do.
er.... There might beAlso...no edit button? or am I missing it?
No! Absolutely no effort was made to contact Apple with intent to return the iPhone prototype. That is why it has become a criminal investigation.
In order for this to be extortion, Gizmodo would have had to taken the device and then demanded money from apple for it or they would do something with it like release pics or a break down. I dodnt recall Gizmodo asking for money from apple so I dont see how this can even be mistaken as extortion. I think Steve is starting to loose his mind. He's sounding more and more like the head of SCO when they went after linux.
Weren't there multiple attempts to return the device made? that were turned down by apple, who believed there was no possible way their might be a gap in their iron-clad security.
No! Absolutely no effort was made to contact Apple with intent to return the iPhone prototype. That is why it has become a criminal investigation. (Meant for the first part of your post)
In order for this to be extortion, Gizmodo would have had to taken the device and then demanded money from apple for it...
Extortion does not have to involve money, it merely has to be the suggestion of a threat.
Please do.
But then you'd lose your raison d'etre
Jobs, please look in the mirror.
If you don't see yourself, then find yourself first before making any movies because you "can't find yourself, lost in your lies" -- so said Amy Lee.
Let me take a guess -- Gizmodo asked Apple for a finders fee (probably trying to recoup the 5K paid for the device) and the Apple legal team responded with a call to the DA accusing Gizmodo of extortion. Can't wait to see how all this plays out.
No! Absolutely no effort was made to contact Apple with intent to return the iPhone prototype. That is why it has become a criminal investigation.
ummm...
He needs to get laid, or perhaps follow his train of thought and quit. A colossal douche bag....
Apple, maybe Jobs himself, has already corrupted Apple's core values. Look back at the beginning of Apple, their beginning advertisements. APPLE has become Apple's primary enemy.
Apple, maybe Jobs himself, has already corrupted Apple's core values. Look back at the beginning of Apple, their beginning advertisements. APPLE has become Apple's primary enemy.
Jobs and Woz used to be phone phreaks. Created the Blue Box, now all of their stuff is so proprietary it's ridiculous. 180 degree turn.
Their core values of selling mediocre hardware for ridiculous prices, and simply telling consumers that their products are superior to everything else ever made? Hopefully they don't change those values. /sarcasm
ummm...
Seriously? You are going to cite Gizmodo? How many links did you go through until you found this? Because every single websites I've looked besides the website under a criminal investigation states the exact opposite. Oops.
"A friend of Hogan's then offered to call Apple Care on Hogan's behalf, according to Hogan's lawyer. That apparently was the extent of Hogan's efforts to return the phone."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/0 [...] ne.finder/
Values which are basically : milk the cow dry, then milk it some more.
Cameron would be the director, it fits Apple products, all glitter and polish, no real depth.
Loser.
You three should be banned. And so should everyone who votes up your idiotic comments. It's not even on topic, not even close to being on topic. If they just started banning you morons that troll Apple articles I bet idiots like you three would stop writing comments like this.
It's cool that you hate Apple. Really, I don't care. But do everyone else a favor and just ignore the articles.