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Lily Allen Is Suing Apple Over A Hacked MacBook

According to The Sun, British singer Lily Allen is suing Apple as her laptop got hacked and the folks down at Cupertino provided no assistance in tracking down the hacker. Lily Allen thinks the only way to obtain more information is by taking legal action, so she’s suing.

Still, The Next Web also reports:

At the time of writing the backstory is a little vague and The Sun’s article a little sensationalist. The lawsuit is probably more of a means to an end, a way of getting to the bottom of the hack, not an attack on Apple.

Interestingly, the first result on Google search for “Lily Allen Apple” brings up a case study on Lily Allen’s collaboration with Future Cut Productions, where they used Logic Pro to help create Allen’s albums and also tour live with the singer:

I think sometimes celebrities really don’t know how the computer industry works.

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