Indeed. You only need the appearance of impropriety to erode trust. Just because they can win a lawsuit doesn't mean they have a chance at making it.
Also, I love how the camera made the screen green. It's pretty much the worst possible thing you could do in unveiling a product. I wouldn't buy it unless I saw it in real life, but I find that unlikely.
I agree this looks bad. In their place, I would have tried to smooth things over ahead of time, to keep Arrington from writing the incendiary blog posts which started all this. But who knows? Arrington isn't known for being the easiest guy in the world to communicate with. Maybe they tried to do just that and failed.
All things considered, if I really wanted one of these things, I don't think I'd let this flap deter me from buying one. But I don't want one, so take that with a grain of salt.
