Pads wrote:This was taken from the thread this product was first mentioned in. Posted by a user called Tha Knoq, apparently he lost his job with Roland for releasing such information.
I don't think he was working for Roland, he was working for some well known NYC producer. During the course of his duties there he was given access to some up and coming products, e.g. MPC Touch and it would seem he got to watch a video about a new ROland product.
Basically his employer would have signed an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) with Akai and Roland. In that contract the employer agrees to ensure his staff keep their gobs shut as well. So 'tha knoq' not only embarassed his employer, he might have got his employer sued for breach of contract. At the very least I would imagine his employer is no longer being given access to pre-release products anymore.
So a bit of internet attention seeking gets 'tha knoq' the sack and probably costs his employer some potentially lucrative sponsorship deals with Akai & Roland.