Turns out, Apple’s veil of secrecy applies internally, as well. Former engineer Edward Eigerman spoke with Bloomberg News this morning about the atmosphere at the company before a major product launch—turns out, it’s not all wine and roses.
Eigerman has a unique perspective on the extreme lengths Apple goes through to prevent leaks, having been fired for accidentally slipping software to a client a week early.
https://gizmodo.com/apple-gestapo-how-apple-hunts-down-leaks-5427058
The upside is that only a very few people in Cupertino know what’s actually going to be announced today, so they’re as excited as the rest of us! The downside is that they’re also likely in a debilitating paranoiac state. But, hey, you take the good with the bad, right? [Bloomberg via Cult of Mac via 9to5 Mac]
