Since its debut and unvailing its product line, Libermann Inc. has recieved a spark of controversy over the legitimacy of the business. The site spotlights hardware that certainly evokes professionalism in its keenest sense. From the laptops to the desktop configurations, everything screams style. Especially the embedded ‘L’ logo which according to their site is “carved by nature for millions of years, then individually sculpted and crafted by hand into the shape that makes our trademark so unique.”

Why then, if the legitimacy hangs loosely in the air has Libermann been featured on MacCentral as “top prize” or Forbes — if in reality it’s actually a hoax?

plex.us explains their theory and investigates what they call a hoax:

bq. “On September 22, 2003 I was first made aware of this company’s (fictitious) display product known as the Grand Canyon. I looked briefly at the press release on their site and thought: ‘oh that’s cool, but too exotic for me.’ On Thursday the 25th, I somehow got the idea that there was a controversy over the legitimacy of Liebermann, Inc. I went back to their site, and went to their home page for the first time. I was immediately suspicious and, with Steve’s help, we pieced together a lot of the scam that evening. Aside from outlandish claims, general unrealism and a broken e-commerce system, there were numerous other discrepancies contained within their site. Most surprisingly and amusingly, several Mac news sites, and even Forbes.com were befooled by this hoax — and continue to believe that it’s real. [Forbes has since come to its senses.]”

http://plex.us/outbursts/liebermann.html