links for 2010-07-24

Despite a very vocal group of detractors, the vast majority of iPhone users love AT&T.

That's the key finding in a survey released this week by Yankee Group, which reports that 73% of iPhone users are very satisfied with AT&T's service. That rating compares favorably to how non-iPhone smartphone users feel about AT&T, and even to how non-iPhone users feel about other wireless providers.

" a public defender: I have this belief – it may be a naive belief – that most trials are won not because the jury upheld the presumption of innocence, but because the defense overcame the presumption of guilt."

Zuckerberg has been dogged with allegations he stole the idea for Facebook and double-crossed former friends and Harvard classmates — several of whom have been placated with ownership stakes in the company. The lawsuits and allegations are intricate and rich enough to form the heart of a Hollywood movie called The Social Network set for release this fall. Facebook would like to stamp out speculation that Facebook’s history could be even darker.