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Comments on: Lawsuit claims Apple, Mafia sent threats via iPod

Man sues Apple, St. Louis police, and others, claiming a receiver had been installed on his iPods allowing the Mafia to transmit threats. Seeks $14.2 million in damages.

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by bgulien July 17, 2009 12:09 PM PDT

He would be a prime candidate for Win7.
Only Ballmer to deal with then...

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by solu1978 July 17, 2009 12:13 PM PDT: Too bad he has to deal with you first; Like this


by assman July 17, 2009 12:40 PM PDT: Way to be completely irrelevant.; Like this


by jessiethe3rd July 17, 2009 1:16 PM PDT: Huh? Lol... that made no sense at all...; Like this


by Vegaman_Dan July 17, 2009 1:38 PM PDT: You fool! Win7 doesn't run on the iPod Shuffle! :); Like this


by Kiljoy616 July 17, 2009 10:17 PM PDT: OH now where did I put my medication?; Like this

by monkeyfun14 July 17, 2009 12:12 PM PDT

Sounds like a load of ******** tbh

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by mrorie July 17, 2009 12:26 PM PDT: No, really? You think?; Like this


by catch23 July 17, 2009 1:12 PM PDT: Sounds more like a person who should be shown a great deal of sympathy and given a very quick psychiatric evaluation.; Like this


by Michichael July 20, 2009 11:39 AM PDT: Yes, because that's such a wonderful use of tax dollars. Just give a quick shot in the head.; Like this

by T_Hoff July 17, 2009 12:12 PM PDT

I think a thorough mental evaluation is in order. (c8

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by NotForNuthin July 17, 2009 12:23 PM PDT: There's an App for that; Like this


by rllaw July 17, 2009 12:28 PM PDT: good one, notfornuthin; Like this


by Vegaman_Dan July 17, 2009 1:38 PM PDT: iPysch in the Apps Store now?; Like this


by mospeed09 July 17, 2009 1:50 PM PDT: If he goes to the App Store, the iHitmen will find him!; Like this


by calculatorwatch July 17, 2009 4:23 PM PDT: "There's an App for that"

hahahaha excellent; Like this

by puterhead July 17, 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Finally an Apple article that is actually believable, at least more so than the Kevin Turner phone call story. Goes a long way towards explaining Apples growing popularity, they've been threatening all those iPod users to buy Macs and iPhones ..... or else.

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by Vegaman_Dan July 17, 2009 1:39 PM PDT: Oh don't worry, it will soon devolve to a Mac / PC flamefest soon enough. :/; Like this

by shycelticwitch July 17, 2009 12:25 PM PDT

This sounds like the same garbage as the "threatening phone call". Keep 'em coming Microsoft, I haven't had this much to laugh about in a long time.

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by monkeyfun14 July 17, 2009 12:29 PM PDT: Lol where is Microsoft mentioned in this article?

And why would someone with such a high position in a company risk their job by lying?

Nice trolling shill.; Like this


by assman July 17, 2009 12:42 PM PDT: If you think MSFT had anything to do with this you're just as delusional as the man filing the lawsuit.; Like this


by Seaspray0 July 17, 2009 2:10 PM PDT: She does think so. This looks like another case for iPysch.; Like this


by Kiljoy616 July 17, 2009 10:21 PM PDT: Oh yes the Microsoft phone call from Apple, I am sure the attorney did that, where does MS think Apple gets their attorneys? If apple attorney really called, that person must be one of the worst trained attorney ever, and I have know many but that one just takes the cake.

Phone calls usage for an attorney is for the most part a no no.; Like this


by shycelticwitch August 4, 2009 12:59 PM PDT: @ Seaspray... Have you nothing better to do that troll here looking for my posts, trying to make me look less than intelligent? You're failing badly at it...

Of course it has nothing to do with MS. But in all likelihood, the iPod owner has no other Apple products, and this is evident if you read his quoted comments.

Yanno... If you stop and think about it... a good many of the comments here by MS fans are trollers who say we should buy Windows because 90% of the world uses it. 90% of the world picks it's nose and wipes it on a chair bottom too, but that doesn't mean I will. On the other hand, Apple users want you to try the products because they WORK.

Even an IGNORANT person can understand the difference. We don't buy Apple because someone else bought it. We bought it because we understand there is a choice, and MOST of us have used both platforms before we made the choice.

So keep posting your useless drivel on a product you don't own... I promise I will quit reading them. My sides can't take anymore laughing.; Like this


by Daddio2009 July 17, 2009 12:31 PM PDT: Looks like the model is Ku-Ku-Ka-Chew. Did he check his toilet and the Statue of Liberty, too? Ya' know...just in case?; Like this Reply to this comment

by serpicolugnut July 17, 2009 12:35 PM PDT

Maybe you should change the title of this article to "Crazy man thinks his iPod is bugged". Really, why bother reporting this kind of crap on C|Net?

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by Seaspray0 July 17, 2009 2:12 PM PDT: "Really, why bother reporting this kind of crap on C|Net?" Because they know the rest of us have a sense of humor and would get a good laugh out of it?; Like this


by assman July 17, 2009 12:44 PM PDT: I'm glad this was reported because it's hilarious. The guy sounds highly schizophrenic though, hopefully they prescribe him some meds or something..

Also I'm surprised he isn't suing Ebay or the seller as well.; Like this Reply to this comment


by sanenazok July 17, 2009 12:45 PM PDT: This man obviously needs help. Too bad that people equate lawsuits with "helping." It's just like the guy that comes to Chicago every so often with a sign about how the FBI raped his wife using radio waves:

http://wrb-myblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/please-help-this-man.html; Like this Reply to this comment

by LemmingBDA July 17, 2009 12:46 PM PDT

Okay, how is this newsworthy? Obviously the poor man suffers from paranoid schizophrenia or some other related mental illness...

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by Seaspray0 July 17, 2009 2:20 PM PDT: You're right! How can you call it newsworthy when they didn't report what kind of clothes the Mafia wanted him to model and how the auto mechanic was involved. Enquiring minds want to know!; Like this


by baconstang July 17, 2009 12:48 PM PDT: I want some of what Greg's on!; Like this Reply to this comment


by tektaktyks July 17, 2009 12:51 PM PDT: is he sure it was mafia not the aliens sending those messages?; Like this Reply to this comment


by scottymacg5 July 17, 2009 12:54 PM PDT: Yea I also hear that the international house of pancakes is suing apple for the release of their new exercise equipment, the Pogo-stick like, workout device, called the "iHop" is said to be in production and set for an October release date.; Like this Reply to this comment


by professionaladventurer July 17, 2009 12:59 PM PDT: So if he is so important that all these people would "bug" him. Why would he bring it to a law suite?; Like this Reply to this comment

by Perry_Clease July 17, 2009 1:03 PM PDT

Please excuse me if you think this post is spam, but I am now also selling tinfoil "hats" for iPods

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by Vegaman_Dan July 17, 2009 1:41 PM PDT: Queston: Do you put the tinfoil hat on the iPod or your own head in this case? Both might be bugged by the Mafia, after all...; Like this


by Perry_Clease July 17, 2009 1:48 PM PDT: Hey Dan, I am "also selling tinfoil hats for iPods." I have been selling tinfoil hats for humans for quite some time.; Like this


by Seaspray0 July 17, 2009 2:15 PM PDT: ... and if the ipod goes static and you hear clicking sounds, don't you earthlings worry about that.; Like this


by dlowe402 July 17, 2009 1:23 PM PDT: Sounds like a case of drug induced paranoia to me. Someone needs to put his tin-foil hat on and hide from the black helicopters.; Like this Reply to this comment

by givemeglenn July 17, 2009 1:25 PM PDT

What about the moron who actually filed the complaint? Did he do it himself or did he actually find an attorney sleazy enough to do it for him, hoping for a settlement? If so, he/she should be disbarred.

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by Kiljoy616 July 17, 2009 10:27 PM PDT: If he paid cash sure an attorney will do it, as for been disbarred you have no knowledge of how the law works. Filing does not mean anything, wether it goes anywhere that is up to a judge. This case will not go far but it still funny as hell to me, but no any funnier than what Christian lawsuits for the most funny things.; Like this


by jmpetersen July 17, 2009 1:31 PM PDT: Geez, doesn't this happen to everybody?; Like this Reply to this comment


by B-Ri July 17, 2009 1:38 PM PDT: I like how the article references an iPod shuffle from 2005 and yet the picture is from the latest model. I had no idea the shuffle had any kind of receiver at all let alone one that is tied to Mafia frequencies. In other news Apple's shuffle iPod sells out across the nation as law enforcement officials snap them up on news of the new iMafia features...; Like this Reply to this comment

by Vegaman_Dan July 17, 2009 1:43 PM PDT

I don't see what the fuss is all about. Aliens are currently monitoring the hotdogs in my fridge as we speak.

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by Perry_Clease July 17, 2009 2:12 PM PDT: Hotdogs! I always assumed by your handle that you were a vegetarian, unless you were referring to tofu dogs. Now I think that you are from the star system Vega. Anyone want to buy one of my tinfoil hats? :); Like this

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