The Logic Off Topic list

>I have to agree with that statement if all of what you say is true, and it
>appears to be.  However, it was a featured news item on several national
>news broadcasts.

Oh no!  Do you mean to tell me that the networks actually broadcast a 
news item that was erroneous or slanted or inflated purely for the 
purpose of making it appear to be a story?  I thought such things 
could never happen!

>Seems to me if there's nothing to it, Apple would have a
>pretty good lawsuit against not only the NYC poster guy, but the networks
>who didn't bother to check the facts, as well.

This is where people go wrong.  Thinking that apple would actually be 
in any way interested in pursuing such a law suit.  Whether the guy 
has a point or the whole thing is completely fatuous (and IMHO it is 
the latter) to pursue something like that legally would only give the 
gadfly more opportunity to do them damage regardless of the outcome. 
Even if a jury agreed with me that it was ridiculous and they settled 
in favor of apple (which is in no way assure, remember this is a 
country where you can sue a restaurant for giving you a cup of hot 
coffee without checking first to see if you are so stupid you will 
pour it into your own lap) any money from a settlement in apple's 
favor would still not cover a fraction of their legal fees.  And 
coming down hard on the pest to make an example of him would not do 
anything for their image.  It is a lose lose situation for apple and 
really the only option they have is the course they are taking and 
that is to do what they can to mollify the joker and wait for it to 
blow over.


>However, I still have
>absolutely no use for one, so give it to someone who wants it, Dennis.  I'll
>take the money it costs, though...  ;)

Too late, I gave it my kitty to play with.