• TWeaK
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      710 months ago

      It may be a 6 month sentence with an early release after 120 days, followed by 3 years supervision. However, perhaps if he served the full 6 months he wouldn’t have the supervised release.

      I don’t know, I’m just guessing.

      • @Kbobabob
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        210 months ago

        Could be time served as well. Still dumb to list 6 months in headline then say something else in the article without clarifying.

    • @suction
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      110 months ago

      A Monf has 20 dais so do the math, dummy

  • @Potatos_are_not_friends
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    Zhang resigned from Apple following a paternity leave and a trip to China, telling the iPhonemaker that he was going to work in the country for XPeng Motors. That reportedly triggered an investigation, since XPeng is also working on autonomous driving technology, which revealed that Zhang was caught on CCTV taking hardware from Apple’s labs and transferring files to his wife’s computer.

    6 months is not long enough.

    This is stealing trade secrets, then fleeing to a country that doesn’t give a shit about that.

    • Overzeetop
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      2710 months ago

      I’ll agree with you when a corporation is jailed for life when an employee or consumer of their product dies. Until then, this is simple theft and should be financially punished.

      • @[email protected]
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        110 months ago

        O.o Since when is grand theft just a financial punishment? You realize you can get years in jail for it, right?…

        • Overzeetop
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          stealing * information* Nobody was harmed; nobody was deprived of life, limb, security, or physical property or currency. Knowledge was transferred without authorization, meaning that only the potential reduction of future profits for a corporation is at stake. It’s a breach of contract - about the least impactful thing that a human can do to non-human. This kind of crime should never result in prison, or else it should be applied to every knowledge worker, ceo, or vc who remembers any part of any business they’ve every been involved with in the past (which it never is).

          • @[email protected]
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            Huh? No. Read the article, they literally stole hardware.

            That reportedly triggered an investigation […] which revealed that Zhang was caught on CCTV taking hardware from Apple’s labs and transferring files to his wife’s computer.

            Emphasis mine.

            Not to mention, it would be one thing to do this between American companies, but taking it to a Chinese company, and in China no less, likely has other serious implications.

            • Overzeetop
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              110 months ago

              Nice redirect - this is not about the theft of hardware but the divulging of [checks Republican notecard] Super Important Information (but not important enough to patent, or so simple as to not be patentable) that was given to [Checks skin color card] those theiving, IP stealing, red communist Chinese.

              I hope your corporate masters give you a pat on the head and an extra Milk Bone tonight. You’ve worked hard for it.

              • @[email protected]
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                210 months ago

                … so you admit this was grand theft, but claim he got a whopping 6 months in prison because racism?

                Did you need another layer for that tinfoil hat?

    • @brlemworld
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      310 months ago

      How long do you think Tim Cook should go to jail for stealing?

    • @isles
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      210 months ago

      Yes, we must protect capital.

    • @uis
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      210 months ago

      I hate to say this, but there is no Stalin on you.

    • Aatube
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      110 months ago

      I mean, there’s also been five years of trials

  • @brlemworld
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    510 months ago

    How long is Tim Cook going to jail for stealing the technology for the apple watch?

    • @[email protected]
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      410 months ago

      Infringing on a patent and literally stealing hardware, and taking it to a Chinese competitor, are on completely different levels.