You just have to admire the sheer bloody minded ruthlessness of Jobs. News today that Apple has forced the closure of the highly popular Apple-Rumor blog ThinkSecret, doesn't surprise me in the least. As Techdirt points out, there wasn’t any legal precedent for pursuing Think Secret–they were just the messenger. Apple should have pursued the person who divulged their confidential secrets.
But, with Think Secret refusing to give up that information–and courts not likely to force them–it was easier for Apple to charge against the blog. Besides which everyone that read the thing was a 100% raving Apple Freak. But that's Steve's way, kicking everyone in the nuts, even when they love him.
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