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Apple sues unknown group for sneak preview

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In February, somebody posted pictures of Apple Computer’s new cube-shaped

dual-processor G4 computer and the optical Apple Pro Mouse on the Internet. Now

that the products have been officially launched, Apple wants to know who leaked

these trade secrets and the company has filed a lawsuit against the still

unknown person(s). Apple said the images of yet-to-be-released products violated

the company's trade secrets and could have diminished sales of existing products

as consumers waited for the new products.

Both the Power Mac G4 Apple Pro Mouse were launched on July 19 at the

MacWorld trade show in New York. The images were published on February 18 on a

Web site devoted to Apple-related issues. The lawsuit seeks undetermined

damages. Apple is trying to identify the alleged culprits. The company believes

as many as 25 persons may have been involved. "We don’t know the true

names or the capacity of the defendants but we will amend the complaint if and

when it gets the information," said an Apple spokeswoman.

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