The tweet that infuriated Steve Jobs

Re:The tweet that infuriated Steve Jobs by MikeCapone on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @01:21PM (#1112807)

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.

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Re:The tweet that infuriated Steve Jobs by RK on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @03:05PM (#1113130)

Why should the tech press be in a "business relationship" with tech companies?

Surely companies recognize the risk they are taking when disclosing preproduction info to the press. I would much prefer to at least have the illusion that the press is objective rather than acting as contracted PR.

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Re:The tweet that infuriated Steve Jobs by MikeCapone on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @03:53PM (#1113270)

We're not talking about the same thing. In that meeting, Alan Murray wasn't a journalist covering a product.

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Re:The tweet that infuriated Steve Jobs by FluidDjango on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @03:53PM (#1113275)

Because the tech press contracts (in various ways) to receive services from tech companies: they buy computers, software, smart phones, cloud computing, and on and on...

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Re:The tweet that infuriated Steve Jobs by tptacek on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @04:25PM (#1113373)

Maybe they shouldn't, but should or shouldn't, they still need to honor their commitments.

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