Originally Posted by Lord Raiden

Phone, phone, phone, another phone, yeah that one's ugly, another ugly phone, phone....eh, nothing to see here. Now if there was a tablet in there, I'd be interested.

Originally Posted by Texrat

I don't blame a single one of them. Competition is fierce, and certain leaks can undermine product viability.

When the N800 was leaked, it made my job extremely difficult. I understand the desire to see these seductive photos, but I also understand the desire to have them pulled.

Originally Posted by Texrat

For hype to work to a company's advantage, it needs to be managed.

Originally Posted by danramos

You know what else works wonders for that? Brand loyalty and offering customers a reason to buy YOUR brand (support, parts, etc). I don't think all the leaked pictures in the world would harm a company that treats its customers well.

Say.. by its own level-headed (not radically faithful fanboyish) customers? Like the ones that actually offer up convincing reasons for brand loyalty?

Originally Posted by Texrat

Originally Posted by danramos

You know what else works wonders for that? Brand loyalty and offering customers a reason to buy YOUR brand (support, parts, etc). I don't think all the leaked pictures in the world would harm a company that treats its customers well.

Completely agreed-- but I hope you're not using that logic as a passive-aggressive rationale in support of product leaks.

Originally Posted by Texrat

Originally Posted by danramos

Say.. by its own level-headed (not radically faithful fanboyish) customers? Like the ones that actually offer up convincing reasons for brand loyalty?

Really... how many leakers do you think meet that criteria? How many viewers of leaked materials? Having been heavily engaged in this issue for many years, I can assure you that the "level-headed" members of any such set are in a very small minority... especially when stuff hits something as expansive and egalitarian as the Web.