RUMOR MILL: TechCrunchAOL editor mulling job offer from Apple

If there is one thing that is a constant in the tech industry it is the secretive ways of Apple’s PR machine and the trigger finger of their legal department to go after anyone talking about Apple products before their time – especially bloggers. So this report out of Gawker’s Valleywag that Greg Kumparak, an editor at the recently purchased Techcrunch, was spotted taking a job offer packet from an Apple rep.

The details of the sighting as related by Valleywag’s Ryan Tate:

I’m at a restaurant/brewery called BJ’s in Cupertino, which is pretty much right outside Apple HQ’s front door. About one hour ago, three Apple employees came in. You can always tell because of the badges they wear on those extending cable things… What was weird was who joined them: Greg Kumparak, who writes for TechCrunch. Recognized him from his videos.

I could not hear what was going on, but about 10 minutes into the meal one of the Apple employees handed him a folder with an Apple logo on it. From what i’ve seen before, I’m almost certain this was an offer packet. They spent about 30 minutes talking about it. I could be wrong, but it really looked like Apple was trying to court him for a job.

According to Tate neither TechCrunchAOL nor Kumparak would comment on the report other than the normal wishy-washy type stuff about how everyone is valued and would be missed.

Personally I don’t know why Apple would think it needs to hire anyone when they get all the free adoration and fist-pumping from John Gruber and Kumparak’s colleague MG Siegler.

image courtesy of Valleywag.