Originally Posted by paulbrock:
“really? It won't cripple them,but do you honestly think it won't have any effect on how they're perceived? Perhaps not so much the little wording on their site in itself, but the whole court mess, and the snarky 'apology'. Anyone familiar with all that will be reminded of it when they see the thing on the homepage, and a few more will be informed of it after googling what the 'incorrect' statement was.”
Really.
When you talk about the whole court mess, I would bet that the vast, vast majority of people did not even know that the court action had even been taken, or what it was about.
Also, when the first "apology" (which, as I expect you know) wasn't and isn't now an apology (that isn't what the court asked for) got a lot of press which allowed those that dislike Apple to get excited and the rest of the world to carry on.
This follow-up will draw almost zero interest.
Meanwhile, Apple are collecting more customers with the release of the ipad mini.