Apple has something new in the works. The rumor sites are getting it right, and Apple’s not happy. It’s in their right, I guess, to sue. Competition is so tight nowadays that it’s important that Apple (or any company) protect its trade secrets so their product can get out the door before some other company makes a cheaper, feature-rich but quality-poor knockoff.
From [C'Net](http://news.com.com/Apple+goes+to+court+to+smoke+out+product+leaker/2100-1047_3-5499814.html) among other sources:
>According to the enthusiast sites, Asteroid would have analog inputs for plugging in instruments or other audio sources, a FireWire connection to the Mac and the jacks needed to output sound to speakers or other media gear.
The sites predicted that it could be unveiled at next month’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco.
Although Apple filed its suit Dec. 13, much of the paperwork for the case has been filed under seal. The order granting the subpoena request was the first publicly available document to identify Asteroid as the product in question.
So Apple’s next great thing is an audio device. Wow. That’s a shocker. Couldn’t have seen that one coming.
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