If this is really the case, he should be enraged at the mere existence of sites like Gizmodo and Engadget. But, clearly, he's not. For some reason Apple is held to a different standard. Are the employees of other companies not skilled enough to deserve the same protection? Are they just common labor?

This whole notion of outrage on Apple's behalf (for the moment, ignoring the poor engineer and his very public outing) mystifies me. This is the first time I've seen such a reaction by so many people feeling bad for a multi-billion dollar corporation.

Just because Apple's policy is secrecy doesn't mean we have to cover our ears and close our eyes when they let something slip. Sure, Gizmodo's handling of the whole situation was dubious, but in the long run, I can't see any way that this actually hurt Apple.