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Story: 2005: Apple's 1984?

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Posted by: Norm Jiles (Wednesday 19 January 2005, 9:28 PM)

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OK, so you, ZDNerds and other advocates of this poor kid, do the following "journalistic" experiment. Run a website encouraging anyone knowing the formula for making Coca-Cola to send you anonymous e-mail with the scoop. Suppose that some idiot actually has the formula and hands it over. Then go and post all the details in your website. Well, maybe the guys at Coca-Cola Co. want to seem as cool as Steve jobs, but wait and see what happens.

I hope this "brilliant" Harvard student's getting what he deserves. Not that I actually care, but just for being such an asshole. If you're going to publish a rumor site, at least be smart enough not to post ALL the details you get from unscrupulous "insiders". Omit some information here and there, add some made up specs and probably you'll get away with it. But this guy... F- in Common Sense.

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Story: 2005: Apple's 1984?

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  19. This Harvard "penniless" pantsy is no journal... Xklbrr
  20. "This arrogant insignificant pissy web s... Zato
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  24. Does anyone actually care about the rumours?... Anonymous
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