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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan
From the reports I've seen, Apple wasn't the one that pushed for the search.
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Not that it matters. Lots of folks (like ISiddiqui and, admittedly, me) will jump to the same conclusion.
Apple has enjoyed a great deal of mainstream consumer love and trust, much like Google does. Things like this can generate hard feelings (even when not based in fact)...more the way people feel about, say, the RIAA.
And Apple really doesn't want the mainstream thinking, "Fuck Apple - I'm going to do what I want with their hardware/software/IP. They're bastards anyway."
Even if they're not behind this, some sort of placatory public gesture toward Chen would go a long way.