Apple uses corporate aid over Gizmodo raid
The sensational story of the week highlights that Apple used its corporate influence to raid in Gizmodo's editor Jason Chen's house. The court documents which were recently unsealed saw Apple's attorney George Riley statement that said if details of the latest iPhone release are disclosed, it may cause a potential damage to the ongoing iPhone sales, as customers would wait for the new model rather than going with an older version.
In the meantime, when sources tried to reach Apple's CEO Steve Jobs, Gizmodo's Brian Lam instantly defended the blog's position, siting reasons that Apple did not wish to share information on its latest release which vented as an aggressive outcome. Also, the documents stated that Jason Chen is charged with both theft and vandalism, after the prototype was returned in a broken state.