Isn't illegal to pretend to be a police officer? Doesn't sound like the smartest move on Apple's part.
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Apple Investigators Posed as Police in New Lost iPhone Prototype Search?
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I don't (I don't know if others do), it was just a joke.
Though *LTD* does seem to always get Down Voted.
This is a ridiculous story and I can't believe the media frenzy it's causing. I really hope as a shareholder that Apple isn't involved in some kind of PR hoax. The announcement of the new iPhone is almost here - let's just relax and enjoy the anticipation, eh?
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It's all in the name.
(MacRumors would be a boring place without *LTD* IMO)
The story is getting interesting but there isn't a lot of evidence. Just one guy's story so far. As an earlier poster commented, the man should have asked for a warrant regardless of whether he was guilty or not. And if they refused that's when you grab a camera. Evidence is key in this situation.
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It's all in the name.
(MacRumors would be a boring place without *LTD* IMO)
Haha, this made me chuckle.
yes... because apple is that stupid..... or... maybe an employee of theirs is to be held responsible. i and you should highly doubt that any company would sanction a federal offense on their behalf. really.
Here is what we are expected to believe:
1. An Apple employee left a valuable prototype in a bar... again.
2. Someone showed up at a guy's door, said "Hey Sergio, we're from the police, let us search your place"... and he just let them in.
3. A retired, 26-year veteran cop, either a. doesn't know that impersonating a police officer is a felony, or b. does know, but was stupid enough to leave his real name and phone number as evidence.
I could easily believe 1 of those... maybe 2, after a few drinks. But all 3? Something isn't right with this story.
1. An Apple employee left a valuable prototype in a bar... again.
2. Someone showed up at a guy's door, said "Hey Sergio, we're from the police, let us search your place"... and he just let them in.
3. A retired, 26-year veteran cop, either a. doesn't know that impersonating a police officer is a felony, or b. does know, but was stupid enough to leave his real name and phone number as evidence.
I could easily believe 1 of those... maybe 2, after a few drinks. But all 3? Something isn't right with this story.
I find it funny how the first story about this quoted Apple saying it was a priceless device, and then they give only a $300 reward offer to the guy.
More iLies!
LOL,
Tim Cook's first order of business should be to get these Apple 'goons' either fired or under control.
You need to visit the AI forums and look up a certain jragosta (anyone from the old mac advocacy on usenet will remember good old joe-embarrassed all the old time Mac users back in the day). He's already excusing this as being a 'rogue' employee and Apple is not to blame.I know right
Even the biggest Apple nuthugger can't approve of those tactics, if true.
Thats because they were not real cops. Seriously, you don't think this could have happened? How did he make all this up? And if he did, don't you think the guy would have said "That is not true". Innocent people don't run and they don't delete their linkedin profiles. HA HA HA
