Could be wrong, but I think he was being sarcastic and referring to the insanity of the NRA in recent days.
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Increase in iPhone and iPad Thefts Accounts for Rise in New York City Crime Index
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Could be wrong, but I think he was being sarcastic and referring to the insanity of the NRA in recent days.
I would pay $$$ for an optional Apple service where I could show up in one of their stores, show ID and proof of purchase of my iPhone using that ID (they have ways of checking), and have them permanently brick my iPhone should it ever show up on any network again. (Turning red hot in the thief's hands while the battery melts would be even better, but various liability laws probably prevent that.)
The problem is: would anyone ever buy my used iPhone knowing I could brick it at any time? The price of used iPhones would plumet like crazy.
I had my first iPad stolen on Amtrak. (I think it was somewhere in Texas.) I could not find the [deleted] thing, pulled out my iPhone, hit the button to make it beep, then heard it somewhere in one of the seats in front of me. Next I heard a crunch followed by silence. I never got the iPad back, however, I know, the thief got no use from it either.
I do like the idea of going to your cell company or the Apple Store to change owners.
In NYC, anything over $500 is Larceny, anything under $500 is petit larceny.
Since the iPhone costs $800+ without contract, it is considered larceny, a major crime - up to 1 year in jail.
So, I guess stealing a 16gb iPad 4 is petit larceny, but stealing a 32gb iPad 4 is larceny. I love stupid laws. *sigh*
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But less thieves or thievery in some locales (those where the statistical crime rate fell when gun ownership rose), by the fact of excluding those thieves not brave or skilled enough to not get shot by said gun while doing said stealing. Yes.
I think NZ carriers are going to band together and build a system where if a smartphone is reported stolen it won't work on any of the three nz carriers. So unless the theif sells the phone overseas, it'd be useless to them
Apple should know better In a bad economy, you need to make terrible, undesirable products, because people are going to be out to make money by crime. Don’t tempt them.
You might think all those people who stole iPhones would have stolen something ELSE if the iPhone wasn’t out there in the world. Not so: without the iPhone, those criminals would have stayed home and played with ball with their kids.
In a bad economy, you need to make terrible, undesirable products, because people are going to be out to make money by crime. Don’t tempt them.You might think all those people who stole iPhones would have stolen something ELSE if the iPhone wasn’t out there in the world. Not so: without the iPhone, those criminals would have stayed home and played with ball with their kids.
I don't think this would hurt the legitimate market. If Apple just turned off or denied service to phones that have a stolen item report associated with them that would be enough. Except for a person who has actually been robbed, who is going to fill out a stolen item report and then file it with the police to "mess" with the person they just sold their iPhone to? To what end? You would have the paypal or cashed check that goes to their name showing you bought it. Even the handwritten receipt would help in a situation with your word against theirs. But upside for the scamer is they keep your money and get the phone back. Downside is they go to jail for years for fraud and falsifying a report with the police. And their scheme necessitates them involving the police so the downside seems pretty darn likely and very much right in their face. So basically I think no one is going to be doing this.
Also we could have as part of our sales process a situation where you email apple with your device number and confirm that you are selling. Buyers could insist on that as part of the sales process.
There is enough of these devices and this situation to make it worth it to build up the infrastructure to deal with these issues.
I know someone who was sprayed in the face with mace while sitting at a table in an outdoor restaurant in SF. The (female) perp grabbed her phone and jumped into a waiting car. So, unless you want to live in Liberal, KS, be aware that thieves and scumbags can be found just about anywhere.
Wait, so what we're saying here is that if you take a major area of theft, and you eliminating the most stolen item, that theft in the area goes down?! Shocking.
If you eliminate socks from the statistics, I misplace fewer things in my house than last year. Some one call the press.
If you eliminate socks from the statistics, I misplace fewer things in my house than last year. Some one call the press.
I can just imagine a thief attempting to rob an S3 user thinking its an iPhone and go "what is this crap" and throw it down and run off.
jk.
In the near future Apple products will come with thumb and finger readers built right into the display. After Apple bought AuthenTec. I reckon it will come soon. I assume this will make most stolen iPhones useless if all the safe guards are used.
jk.
In the near future Apple products will come with thumb and finger readers built right into the display. After Apple bought AuthenTec. I reckon it will come soon. I assume this will make most stolen iPhones useless if all the safe guards are used.
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Obviously iPhones cause crimes. Time to have an iPhone registry that we can publish in the NY newspapers showing a map of where all the iPhones are so the criminals can more easily find them. Also all iPhones that can handle 30 or more messages or Apps as well as semi-automatic applications should be banned. Remember, iPhones commit crimes!
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So what will Mayor Bloomberg blame the crime on next year? Nike Air Jordan's?
Because we all know thieves would not be stealing things if it wasn't for Apple.
I wonder if Apple is to blame for the rise in people getting pushed in front of subway trains in NYC?
So what will Mayor Bloomberg blame the crime on next year? Nike Air Jordan's?
Because we all know thieves would not be stealing things if it wasn't for Apple.
I wonder if Apple is to blame for the rise in people getting pushed in front of subway trains in NYC?
What, people like to steal expensive stuff? Perhaps if people couldn't get the expensive stuff in the first place, it wouldn't be stolen! Illegalize iPhones!
Poor excuse for a rise in figures. Why would anyone steal a phone in anyway? they can be locked and have content deleted straight away by remote control. It's pointless stealing an i device, plus you can put on top the serial number which can be traced back when synced.
A remotely triggered Taser application for the iPad/iPhone would be a highly effective ant-theft feature.