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		ekanes on May 14, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gizmodo editor Brian Lam's email to Steve Jobs Shady is right. I'm surprised he had the audacity to write some of this stuff.. "I get that it would hurt sales to say this is the next iphone. I have no interest in hurting sales. That does nothing to help Gizmodo or me." wait for it... wait for it... Gizmodo: "WE FOUND THE NEXT IPHONE!"

frossie on May 14, 2010 | [–]

Shady is right.

In fact one could say it is perilously close to blackmail.

smallblacksun on May 15, 2010 | | [–]

"Blackmail is such an ugly word. I prefer "extortion". The "X" makes it sound cool."

anigbrowl on May 15, 2010 | [–]

I think he meant: 'it would hurt sales [for Apple] to say this is the next iphone.'

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