I really wonder what Apple can do to try to recover these computers. To be honest, while I'd be happy for them to recover the computers through some SN identification or something, I'd be pretty disappointed if they could get the computers themselves and don't offer any help to regular Apple owners who have their computers stolen. I had a first gen Intel iMac ripped off back in 2007 (about a week after i had first learned about
Undercover) and no body was able to do anything to help me out. As many, I had naively assumed that having purchased AppleCare, I was somehow protected against theft, but quickly learned otherwise. If Apple pulls some tricks to get these back, i'd be wondering why they couldn't do the same for their customers. Maybe it would just take a lot of manpower and the sheer volume at stake here makes the difference.
Those saying things like the guard should have shot at them, or that the guard should be held responsible are ridiculous. First of all, would you take on 5 guys storming into a store with such confidence and speed? Secondly, robbing electronics does not merit a death sentence! By all means, catch them, send them to jail, but shooting them is totally over the top.
If you ask me, i don't think Apple would like to ruin their beautiful store with metal barricades at night, but maybe something hidden at the top that could be unfurled and locked in place once there is a break in. That said, that could lead to a scary situation where burglers might act irrationally and either start a hostage situation or just start trashing the store cause they realize they're about to be caught (if they were thinking, they'd try to minimize their punishment by just sitting down and waiting it out).
Sensationalist news caster is indeed a chump.
