iPad 2:Three People Sent To Prison Over iPad Leaks.
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Well According to Wall Street Journal that three guys have been sent to Chinese prison as they have facilitated in leaking information about iPad 2 prior to its release.
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The court announced the decision Tuesday in statements on its official account at Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like microblogging service in China. It said that Xiao Chengsong, general manager of Shenzhen MacTop Electronics Co., had offered 20,000 yuan, or about $3,000, plus discounts on MacTop products to a former Hon Hai employee named Hou Pengna, for information about the iPad 2. The court said Ms. Hou then paid Lin Kecheng, a Hon Hai research-and-development employee, to get digital images of the device's back cover from last September, six months before the iPad 2 was publicly announced.They will spend from 12 to 18 months in prison and are subject to fines ranging from $4,500 to $23,000.
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iPad 2:Three People Sent To Prison Over iPad Leaks.
Well According to Wall Street Journal that three guys have been sent to Chinese prison as they have facilitated in leaking information about iPad 2 prior to its release.
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The court announced the decision Tuesday in statements on its official account at Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like microblogging service in China. It said that Xiao Chengsong, general manager of Shenzhen MacTop Electronics Co., had offered 20,000 yuan, or about $3,000, plus discounts on MacTop products to a former Hon Hai employee named Hou Pengna, for information about the iPad 2. The court said Ms. Hou then paid Lin Kecheng, a Hon Hai research-and-development employee, to get digital images of the device's back cover from last September, six months before the iPad 2 was publicly announced.They will spend from 12 to 18 months in prison and are subject to fines ranging from $4,500 to $23,000.
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