[joshsharp]

Because TechCrunch have never, ever published rumours, unofficial videos or information, and as such have a right to get pissed when others do the same.

Give me a break.

[furyg3 → joshsharp]

So this time a guest at our party last week decided to corner Chandra Rathakrishnan, the CEO of our CrunchPad partner Fusion Garage, and talk him into doing this ridiculous “unboxing” of the CrunchPad.

[...]

And that guest who took the video without talking to me first won’t be back at any TechCrunch events anytime soon.

Uhhh, what about the CEO of Fusion Garage, is he also banned from your events? ;)

[axod → furyg3]

>> "Loic Lemeur’s YouTube channel"

So If I'm understanding correctly, Mike Arrington and Loic Lemeur have had a falling out?

Maybe TC should take down the ridiculous seesmic stuff now :)

[veritgo]

This is just marketing.

I doubt anyone is actually pissed off, they are just whipping up drama to make sure everyone knows how mystical the CrunchPad will be.

It really does sound like a cool device, look forward to seeing details on the production version.

[trickjarrett → veritgo]

I completely agree. This seems like a faux fight for the sake of keeping the hum about their tablet going.

[tlrobinson]

Where can I find a mirror of the video? Has the Streisand Effect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect) kicked in yet?

[axod → tlrobinson]

It's a video of an iPhone that's too big to put in your pocket :/ wow. They didn't turn it on in the video either, so basically a non-news-story. Plus it's an old prototype, and not the one that they may sometime in the future produce. The fact no one bothered to mirror the video speaks volumes.

Wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't just TC generated, trying to get some buzz for the thing.