Apple has been in numerous headlines for their overly aggressive legal tactics, usually when they’re trying to silence people from speculating about their upcoming products. This is a new low, however.
Apparently 3rd-grade student Shea O’Gorman, of San Francisco, wrote a letter to Apple with some of her ideas on how the company could improve its iPod Nano product. Apple replied with some legalese, harshly stating that Apple does not accept unsolicited product ideas.
Shea’s mother’s description of the girl running into her bedroom to hide is a perfect description of how it usually feels to ask questions of Apple. Hilarious.
Hilarious, and also kind of disgusting. The publicity from the event, since her Mom was on the local TV news, has prompted Apple to say that they are considering changing their corporate policy with regards to letters from children. That’s decent of them. It wouldn’t be surprising if the new policy turns out to be to move directly to litigation against the children’s parents, instead of writing nasty letters.
