MacBook Porn

[gorjan]

I just spoke to a friend that received his new 13" MBP BTO with 4GB RAM from Apple's shipping facility in the Netherlands. And guess what was also BTO? He found several porn videos in his Documents-folder. He doesn't want to fuss about it so he'll just delete and forget it, but, wow Apple, great technicians you got there! :rolleyes:

[MacDawg]

Perhaps your friend is "pulling your leg" so to speak

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

[chaosbunny]

Maybe he got a free beta version of iPorn, the rumored new touch sensitive app for the new tablet. :)

[J&JPolangin]

...they were just "testing" the new RAM on a few flash based sites to make sure it was working after the install:p

[MrBrekke]

why delete the porn? who can say no to free porn? :D

[gorjan]

Perhaps your friend is "pulling your leg" so to speak

No, he's pretty open about it so he wouldn't have a problem admitting it was his.

The new MacBook Pro, now with iPorn.. Yeah, sound like something Apple would do.. :D

MrBrekke: he has enough already. Hehe...

[pcs are junk]

did it greet him with an introduction video with a whole bunch of languages saying welcome when he turned it on?

[thegoldenmackid]

I oddly don't believe this.

[gorjan]

did it greet him with an introduction video with a whole bunch of languages saying welcome when he turned it on?

Don't know, I didn't ask. But anyway, as far as I know it isn't hard to make that video display after a reboot.

thegoldenmackid: why would he/I lie? I'm the one who made him switch, so I wouldn't gain anything from it, and I'm not here to bash Apple. And he didn't make any fuss about it, he just thought it was strange and unprofessional. Think about it, why shouldn't you believe?

[iLog.Genius]

Personally, I would've called Apple and said something. Say that MacBook was for a child and he/she opened it by chance. I think it's highly inappropriate if it did happen.

[gorjan]

Personally, I would've called Apple and said something. Say that MacBook was for a child and he/she opened it by chance. I think it's highly inappropriate if it did happen.

I know, I would've called them too, but he think's he won't gain anything for the hassle, and he's right. What could they do? Say that they're sorry? :p

But it's strange that something like that can happen...

[HellDiverUK]

I call bulls**t.

[gorjan]

I call bulls**t.

Yeah, you do that...:rolleyes:

[Winni]

I just spoke to a friend that received his new 13" MBP BTO with 4GB RAM from Apple's shipping facility in the Netherlands. And guess what was also BTO? He found several porn videos in his Documents-folder. He doesn't want to fuss about it so he'll just delete and forget it, but, wow Apple, great technicians you got there! :rolleyes:

Apple's shipping facility in the Netherlands? I hate to break it to you, but Apple ships all European deliveries from Cork in Ireland.

Anyway. Please post the address of that place in the Netherlands, if they give away free porn, I think I will order my next Mac from there. :)

[gorjan]

Apple's shipping facility in the Netherlands? I hate to break it to you, but Apple ships all European deliveries from Cork in Ireland.

Anyway. Please post the address of that place in the Netherlands, if they give away free porn, I think I will order my next Mac from there. :)

No they don't, shipping to Scandinavia is from the Netherlands. I've had an iBook G4, MB, MBP and every other order from the Apple Store shipped from the Netherlands, Eindhoven I think. So obviously if you want a different first boot video, order from the Apple Store for Norway, Denmark or Sweden. :P

[davidjearly]

Apple's shipping facility in the Netherlands? I hate to break it to you, but Apple ships all European deliveries from Cork in Ireland.

No they don't.

[racer1441]

He doesn't want to fuss about it so he'll just delete and forget it, but, wow Apple, great technicians you got there! :rolleyes:

Free porn and there was a thought about making a fuss about it?

Way silly.

[yg17]

Perhaps your friend is "pulling your leg" so to speak

Woof, Woof - Dawg http://homepage.mac.com/k.j.vinson/pawprint.gif

Nah, his friend is probably busy pulling his own leg...third leg that is.

[acfusion29]

Yeah, you do that...:rolleyes:

Did you see it yourself?

[gorjan]

Did you see it yourself?

I was helping him out with some of his external HDs over desktop sharing in Skype, and I saw them in his trash. I asked what it was and he said he found them in the Docs-folder and that he had deleted them.

[rpaloalto]

I also don't believe this, sorry.
Why would someone at the factory do this.
If it was done to be a joke I'm sure they would have been more creative. Like have it displayed in place of the start up video.
I also don't think the employes have the free time to surf the web for porn.

[IndustrialSpace]

I was helping him out with some of his external HDs over desktop sharing in Skype, and I saw them in his trash. I asked what it was and he said he found them in the Docs-folder and that he had deleted them.


Well, can't you see the file properties to determine when it was created?

If you saw it in the trash, he prolly loaded it and deleted it himself. I doubt they installed porn on his drive. Sounds like your friend told you a white lie; too embarrassed to admit it.

Most people would be looking for a serious $$$$ settlement from Apple.

[MacModMachine]

i call bs

[gorjan]

Well, can't you see the file properties to determine when it was created?

We emptied the trash..


If you saw it in the trash, he prolly loaded it and deleted it himself. I doubt they installed porn on his drive. Sounds like your friend told you a white lie; too embarrassed to admit it.


Maybe, but I doubt it. He's pretty open when it comes to those things.


Most people would be looking for a serious $$$$ settlement from Apple.

Maybe in the US, in Scandinavia you couldn't get a cent. Maybe a concerned AppleCare employee at the other end of the line, who would say something like "oh, sorry, our techs would never do such a thing..." :p

i call bs

Are you saying that I'm a liar or that my friend is? :rolleyes: Anyway, I don't really care. I just posted this because it was strange that a tech at Apple would do something like this.

[acfusion29]

Are you saying that I'm a liar or that my friend is? :rolleyes: Anyway, I don't really care. I just posted this because it was strange that a tech at Apple would do something like this.

That's because a tech wouldn't do something like this.

edit:

if all Apple did was upgrade the RAM to 4GB, then there was no need to boot up the machine. Why would the tech go through all the trouble of CREATING A USER and downloading porn?

When your friend got the machine, he would've created a new account for himself.. meaning there would be no data whatsoever on his account.. wanna know what that means? no files... and wanna know what that means? no porn.

Someone lock this nonsense.

[SnowLeopard2008]

Are you saying that I'm a liar or that my friend is? :rolleyes: Anyway, I don't really care. I just posted this because it was strange that a tech at Apple would do something like this.

I also call a lie. Not you because you were tricked by your friend. It's highly unlikely because the first time you boot up a Mac, you will see a "Welcome" screen that begins with the video saying "Welcome" in different languages. There are ways to get around this, put some porn in the Documents folder, and make it re-do the "Welcome" screen. But most people (I really mean almost ALL people) don't know how to.

Also, your friend seems to avoid the topic. He draws attention away from the fact that it's porn on his computer and that the porn in question is from Apple, not from him. His answers are shouting "I'm hiding something".

Anyways, I'm not sure about the entire manufacturing process of an Apple product, but I do know that an employee would never have enough time to open the box, unbox the product, go through the "Welcome" screen setup, load some porn, undo the entire "Welcome" screen stuff, make it seem like it was the first boot and then re-box the product perfectly without being caught or suspicion from upper management.

Also, if an employee did in fact do this, it would show in the browser history. Again, let me guess the browser history was erased or reset so you can't tell right? Just like you deleted the porn files without seeing where it originated as pointed out by a previous post. Everything you or your friend can do to verify that the porn did come from the manufacturer/employee is avoided, unable to do, or can't do.

[thegoldenmackid]

Are you saying that I'm a liar or that my friend is? :rolleyes: Anyway, I don't really care. I just posted this because it was strange that a tech at Apple would do something like this.

One of you is making stuff up.

[gorjan]

Also, if an employee did in fact do this, it would show in the browser history. Again, let me guess the browser history was erased or reset so you can't tell right? Just like you deleted the porn files without seeing where it originated as pointed out by a previous post. Everything you or your friend can do to verify that the porn did come from the manufacturer/employee is avoided, unable to do, or can't do.

I'm neither stupid nor blind, and I don't have to answer to you or anybody else here. If you believe it, do so, if not, don't. Relax people, why is everybody around here so hostile? These forums were much better before. Now everybody's just rude and arrogant.

I didn't verify the video, he didn't. He's my best friend and he told me the video was in the Mac's Doc-folder when he booted it the first time, and I believe my friends. If you don't then you have some strange relationships, and you should do some soul-searching, or maybe look for better friends. Why should he lie to me? So I can make a thread in the MacRumors forum? Grow up people, go out in the real world where things mean something. Nobody cares about what happens or is written in here, if you think so, again, grow up and get a grip on reality. Why would I lie about this? Again, for some MR fame? :rolleyes:

I don't know why the users here are so hostile when may have done something wrong.

Goldenmackid: once again, why would I or he do that?

[thegoldenmackid]

Goldenmackid: once again, why would I or he do that?

I'm not sure I'm not sure why a lot of people do things on the forum. But without any evidence, it's hard to believe you.

[gorjan]

I'm not sure I'm not sure why a lot of people do things on the forum. But without any evidence, it's hard to believe you.

So don't? :)

[acfusion29]

So don't? :)

You created a topic, you got people's opinions...

If someone doesn't believe you, then leave it at that. You seem pretty persistent at trying to prove your point.

[cjmillsnun]

I am also going to have to call BS. For the simple reason that your friend would have to create a user account.

Before that happens he doesn't have a Documents folder. It just doesn't exist.

[Transporteur]

Apple's shipping facility in the Netherlands? I hate to break it to you, but Apple ships all European deliveries from Cork in Ireland.


No they don't!

Aside from my Mac Pro (which was BTO in Cork) everything I ever ordered from Apple was delivered by TNT directly from the Netherlands.

Anyway, I actually don't believe that porn story. :rolleyes:

If it was a refurbished computer that MIGHT be possible (I highly doubt it though), but I really don't think that the BTO guys run a Mac after they installed additional hardware.

And even if they do so, after creating a new user account (which is the only possibility to get your Mac starting the first time), every data from previous users is not accessible!

Nice try! :D

[Kebabselector]

If he didn't download he shouldn't have deleted it. If it was true, go to the press and tell them.

But the reality is your friend (maybe it was you? and this 'friend' doesn't exist and you were busted by your mom) downloaded porn, deleted it, forgot to empty trash and got caught out.

[gorjan]

If he didn't download he shouldn't have deleted it. If it was true, go to the press and tell them.

You guys are such drama queens, as if the press would care.


But the reality is your friend (maybe it was you? and this 'friend' doesn't exist and you were busted by your mom) downloaded porn, deleted it, forgot to empty trash and got caught out.

How old are you? Does your moms still check your Mac for porn?


If someone doesn't believe you, then leave it at that. You seem pretty persistent at trying to prove your point.

Persistent at what? Have you even read the posts I've written? I pretty clearly tell people to believe it if the want, and I leave it at that. I'm not trying to convince anybody. :confused:

[XboxMySocks]

This post reeks of desperation to be loved and to receive attention... evidently his mother gave him neither...

[acfusion29]

Persistent at what? Have you even read the posts I've written? I pretty clearly tell people to believe it if the want, and I leave it at that. I'm not trying to convince anybody. :confused:

Ok...

Don't know, I didn't ask. But anyway, as far as I know it isn't hard to make that video display after a reboot.

thegoldenmackid: why would he/I lie? I'm the one who made him switch, so I wouldn't gain anything from it, and I'm not here to bash Apple. And he didn't make any fuss about it, he just thought it was strange and unprofessional. Think about it, why shouldn't you believe?


I'm neither stupid nor blind, and I don't have to answer to you or anybody else here. If you believe it, do so, if not, don't. Relax people, why is everybody around here so hostile? These forums were much better before. Now everybody's just rude and arrogant.

I didn't verify the video, he didn't. He's my best friend and he told me the video was in the Mac's Doc-folder when he booted it the first time, and I believe my friends. If you don't then you have some strange relationships, and you should do some soul-searching, or maybe look for better friends. Why should he lie to me? So I can make a thread in the MacRumors forum? Grow up people, go out in the real world where things mean something. Nobody cares about what happens or is written in here, if you think so, again, grow up and get a grip on reality. Why would I lie about this? Again, for some MR fame? :rolleyes:

I don't know why the users here are so hostile when may have done something wrong.

Goldenmackid: once again, why would I or he do that?

[MacVibe]

I just spoke to a friend who got an email from a dead relative he never met and he stands to inherit $1,000,000. The fishy thing is the email wants him to wire $500 to Nigeria. :eek::)

[Foreign Feeling]

i dont believe you.

[SnowLeopard2008]

I'm neither stupid nor blind, and I don't have to answer to you or anybody else here. If you believe it, do so, if not, don't. Relax people, why is everybody around here so hostile? These forums were much better before. Now everybody's just rude and arrogant.

I didn't verify the video, he didn't. He's my best friend and he told me the video was in the Mac's Doc-folder when he booted it the first time, and I believe my friends. If you don't then you have some strange relationships, and you should do some soul-searching, or maybe look for better friends. Why should he lie to me? So I can make a thread in the MacRumors forum? Grow up people, go out in the real world where things mean something. Nobody cares about what happens or is written in here, if you think so, again, grow up and get a grip on reality. Why would I lie about this? Again, for some MR fame? :rolleyes:

I don't know why the users here are so hostile when may have done something wrong.

Goldenmackid: once again, why would I or he do that?

I never said you were stupid or blind. Oh wait, I just did. :P

You seem pretty persistent to have people believe you to echo another poster. You're arrogant that you and you're friend are right and everyone who said "you lied" is wrong.

If you believe all of your friends, kindly refer to the first line of my post. I don't believe and trust 100% all my friends. They are human, so they will lie or do something bad/stupid at one point in their lives.

Why do friends lie to you? They are human and no one tells the truth ALL the time.

Yes, I think you are just wanting attention and this is the wrong way to get it. No one is hostile.

[ChefJayPeek]

Don't feed the troll. First he spoke to his friend, then he saw it in the trash, then they deleted it.... troll

Chef Jay

[BittenApple]

I believe you, only if the laptop was not directly from apple.

[HellDiverUK]

Refurb Macs ship the same way a new one does - welcome screen, no user account, etc.

So back to the BS...

Mods, please lock this silly thread.

[acfusion29]

I never said you were stupid or blind. Oh wait, I just did. :P

You seem pretty persistent to have people believe you to echo another poster. You're arrogant that you and you're friend are right and everyone who said "you lied" is wrong.

If you believe all of your friends, kindly refer to the first line of my post. I don't believe and trust 100% all my friends. They are human, so they will lie or do something bad/stupid at one point in their lives.

Why do friends lie to you? They are human and no one tells the truth ALL the time.

Yes, I think you are just wanting attention and this is the wrong way to get it. No one is hostile.

Ever since you and I called him out on it and even posted proof... he won't reply. :p

[partyBoy]

Please lock this thread..it's pathetic

[thegoldenmackid]

Please lock this thread..it's pathetic

That's what the report button is for.

[philipt42]

Wow, whatever happened to taking people at face value? This is easily believable, you people are such cynics!

[XboxMySocks]

Wow, whatever happened to taking people at face value? This is easily believable, you people are such cynics!

Unfortunately, it isn't. Please explain how porn was in a folder which is only created after a username for the computer is chosen — a process that must be done the first time the computer is turned on.

[nastebu]

I believe him. Which is funny because I think everything on MacRumors is a troll.

But he's really not trying to fight or get attention, and he's not speculated at all, or tried to make a bigger case. He just stated what happened. A troll wants a reaction, and usually wants to get a rise out of people. This guy isn't trying to get a reaction, and has tried to calm down the strong reactions.

And why isn't it possible? I don't know how it happened, but I don't know anything about what a MacBook goes through before shipping. And a year or so ago there was that story where the iPhone was shipped with a photo on the photo roll.

Unusual, sure. Weird, absolutely. Unlikely, definitely. Possible? Yep.

[XboxMySocks]

Unusual, sure. Weird, absolutely. Unlikely, definitely. Possible? No.

Fixed

[swingerofbirch]

I bought an iBook many moons ago that came with a lot of great music already loaded in iTunes. I thought Apple must have done that on all computers until I later realized CompUSA had sold me a floor model without telling me. But that was the case of a retailer, not Apple. I have no reason not to believe this person. I don't know what he gains from lying.

[PracticalMac]

iSex sells

[jbuk]

To all the people saying it's impossible to put arbitrary documents into a new user's folder, open up a terminal window, then
sudo su
cd /System/Library/User\ Template/YOURLANGUAGE.lproj
ls

Look around in there, it's the template for the home directory of any new user.

[atyoung]

To all the people saying it's impossible to put arbitrary documents into a new user's folder, open up a terminal window, then
sudo su
cd /System/Library/User\ Template/YOURLANGUAGE.lproj
ls

Look around in there, it's the template for the home directory of any new user.

Mad rep to jbuk. Anyone here who knows anything about how nix systems work knows it's easily possible. I can think of a million ways to do it without much trouble at all. BTW if the above was the methodology, it should be replicated on each new user. It's even conceivable that it could be set to download to that directory on login. You could even script it to download the contents of any hosted directory out there, containing whatever including an runme.app with a nice apple icon to, you know, make it look legit. Just saying...

Ever hear of disgruntled employees? People do crazy things, especially in the Netherlands ;) Regardless, in order to happen it would have to happen on purpose.

I'm not saying I believe it happened, but saying it's not possible based on browser history, user account setup, so on and so fourth is simply not valid line of thought. You know you can download files with something besides safari right? :rolleyes:

OP - Tip for your friend, when weird things come on a freshly ordered system a good thing to do is wipe and install fresh, just to be safe.

[ozcanfm]

This post was a great read. Thanks to all for the entertainment. We should create a forum poll :)

I dont believe the story by the way. Wasn't there a story about an iPhone with photos on it from th factory in China some time ago. They went public and it became quite a story. I would have defintely gone public with it. Apple would have to compensate me for all the stress and anxiety the porn caused me :)

[Corrode]

We should create a forum poll :)


And what would we be polling, exactly?

"Do you believe crazy made up stories posted by random forum users?"

_ No
_ No

[Consultant]

I like turtles!!! Check out the turtle / Reservoir dogs mash-up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hj5vOIrTEs

I bought an iBook many moons ago that came with a lot of great music already loaded in iTunes. I thought Apple must have done that on all computers until I later realized CompUSA had sold me a floor model without telling me. But that was the case of a retailer, not Apple. I have no reason not to believe this person. I don't know what he gains from lying.

There are lots of threads with strange topics this month. Seems to be an coordinated attack on credibility of Apple.

This piece of FUD is suppose to scare some people because OMG Apple loaded porn on a new computer, please think of the children!

This post was a great read. Thanks to all for the entertainment. We should create a forum poll :)

I dont believe the story by the way. Wasn't there a story about an iPhone with photos on it from th factory in China some time ago. They went public and it became quite a story. I would have defintely gone public with it. Apple would have to compensate me for all the stress and anxiety the porn caused me :)

Photos are different than porn from a new account.

iPhones are also different than account based OS X.

[atyoung]

Photos are different than porn from a new account.

iPhones are also different than account based OS X.

Uhm data is data, video, pictures, text, all 1's and 0's. :rolleyes:

As for accounts on the iPhone, it's BSD based as well, meaning it's account based just like anything nix. So how exactly is it different?

Are you trying to imply this could never happen? Cause I could see any number of scenarios that it could. Again not saying it did, but it could. If you somehow know for a fact that there are no rogue employees working for apple in the Netherlands, please do share.

[mousouchop]

Not only do I not believe this-- but if I got MY Macbook back with porn on it-- I would erased and reinstall OS X. Who knows what else could be on there.

[XboxMySocks]

Not only do I not believe this-- but if I got MY Macbook back with porn on it-- I would erased and reinstall OS X. Who knows what else could be on there.

Good thing it's impossible and that'd save you the trouble.