I'd be pissed too. Apple understandably takes product information releases very seriously, and partners in those products (including those whose media may be in negotiations to carry like the WSJ) are under non-disclosure agreements.
What Alan did was inappropriate.
And to interpret news items about Apple as being negative is blowing things out of proportion. Most of it is FUD thrown around by competitors or their fans.
Some may decide the iPad isn't for them because it doesn't run traditional OS X, but it's a new class of product that by design needed an incompatible CPU. It's better that it do something different well, than act as a marginal chopped down laptop.
Judge things AFTER they ship. Apple does listen to customers. (some may remember changes to the OS X Finder in its early days due to customer feedback)
Burning bridges? Naw, you're being overly dramatic. It's companies like MS that have really burned their customers and developers. Apple's customers, developers, and shareholders are all generally very happy.
Alan Murray should have refused to delete the tweet. Such obedience by the press is what enables Steve to keep on throwing his tantrums because he knows he can get away with it, but for how long?
Looks to me that he is almost burning his bridges with more and more Apple-negative articles appearing in press, for a variety of reasons.
Compare that to 1-2 years ago when "everyone" loved Apple.
I'm pretty sure that Apple and Jobs were pretty clear that the meeting should stay secret. I'm not sure if they had signed NDAs, or if they simply gave their word, but this isn't about "freedom of the press to report a public event".
This is about a business relationship between two private parties, and I think Jobs has a right to be angry that whoever he's doing business with isn't playing by the agreed rules.
[+] [-] Dbug|16 years ago|reply
What Alan did was inappropriate.
And to interpret news items about Apple as being negative is blowing things out of proportion. Most of it is FUD thrown around by competitors or their fans.
Some may decide the iPad isn't for them because it doesn't run traditional OS X, but it's a new class of product that by design needed an incompatible CPU. It's better that it do something different well, than act as a marginal chopped down laptop.
Judge things AFTER they ship. Apple does listen to customers. (some may remember changes to the OS X Finder in its early days due to customer feedback)
Burning bridges? Naw, you're being overly dramatic. It's companies like MS that have really burned their customers and developers. Apple's customers, developers, and shareholders are all generally very happy.
[+] [-] RyanMcGreal|16 years ago|reply
Wait, what? The New York Times has at least 50 executives? No wonder they're having a hard time with profitability.
[+] [-] yumraj|16 years ago|reply
Looks to me that he is almost burning his bridges with more and more Apple-negative articles appearing in press, for a variety of reasons.
Compare that to 1-2 years ago when "everyone" loved Apple.
[+] [-] MikeCapone|16 years ago|reply
This is about a business relationship between two private parties, and I think Jobs has a right to be angry that whoever he's doing business with isn't playing by the agreed rules.
[+] [-] padmanabhan01|16 years ago|reply
As long as he can keep making great products.
[+] [-] unknown|16 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] borkabrak|16 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] markbnine|16 years ago|reply
Photo? Obviously, Jobs sees himself as a tycoon. Or perhaps, Willy Wonka.
[+] [-] itjitj|16 years ago|reply