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Firstly, I think it is pretty obvious to assume that Ciarelli knows the people he is getting the information from... I don't think the accuracy of the information is from anonymous mailings, to be perfectly frank. So this begs the question what are these people getting for putting their jobs on the line!??!

The joy of seeing rumours on a third rate site?

I don't think so.

Secondly, while I take your point that he may not be offering incentives, the fact remains that he is profitting from illegally obtaining information via his online advertising.

His site serves no useful purpose apart from titillation for fans and may have affected release shcedules for products.. Asteroid, for example.

Apple is in the right legally, and I would say morally to ask people to stop encouraging employees to break the law and to stop stealing from it.

But, hey, maybe I am just old fashioned that way.