Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype at a Bar

[arkitect]

54 Posts and no one has misquoted Oscar Wilde yet?

"To lose one parent prototype may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness."

 

[Pez555]

either this is a joke or i am about to wet my pants with excitement (i expect pics of the thing within the next 24 hours).

 

[ebbandflo]

They're being planted

Come on!
It's suspicious that Apple loses phone in the weeks before a new release. They're doing it to arouse interest. The story hits the media a full 6-weeks before the new device gets officially announced and we clamor to learn more. Our interest gets peaked and our wallets open. All at the cost of the poor guy who finds the phone and tries to make a couple of extra bucks by selling it online.

 

[iOrlando]

I need more evidence to believe this story.

As others have said, there is little here to the story.

Very doubtful this story will hold up under a more intense light.


Arnold - clearly a page 2 topic...

 

[Cascadians]

Barzarro!

 

[erzhik]

If true, this looks more and more like deliberate PR stunt. If the phone is found in the same way, iphone 4 was, I hope the judge doesn't allow Apple to pursue charges.

 

[knewsom]

Someone probably found it, but didn't realize it was anything different than a regular iPhone 4.

 

[kirk26]

Hahahahahaha!!!!!

*Lost* Sure. It was planned.

 

[nickpro]

Cava is the spot - great food and drinks! good for them, they should see a spike for the holiday weekend

 

[ouimetnick]

Again, sure you do need to use the phone in real life and such, but I'm sure you could have left it at home when going to a bar, or going to workout.

Not hard.

 

[bushido]

maybe that's how the chinese got their hands on that iphone 4 that looked slightly different a while ago ^^

 

[room237]

Ten bucks says it's the same dude who lost it last year.

 

[AppleScruff1]

If this is a publicity stunt by the restaurant, it’s highly creative!

They should have had the iPhone GPS lead police and camera crews to a catered Mexican buffet, though.

The last time it was creative. This time is a test of how dumb the flock really is to believe this bs.

 

[Mr. Chewbacca]

Grey!?!?!

 

[aohus]

there needs to be more details. like the actual source of the info.

i like how Apple 'conveniently' didn't follow a 'police report' and did this all hush hush style.

something is amiss here.

 

[Jibbajabba]

Why would the police care about a lost phone and kick someone's door in straight away ? Unless the police is on Apple's payroll I don't see this happening.

 

[voyagerd]

This story made my day.

 

[gniss39]

Looks like Apple needs to put a leash on their prototype phones à la Wii controller... the iLeash!

 

[nylonsteel]

re original article

this is classic - lmao - homer simpson would be proud - doh !

cheers

"shame shame shame..." gomer pyle - circa 1965

 

[samcraig]

In other news - 1 Infinite Loop has broken ground on an iBar - where all of their employees can drink for free without management worrying about their IP getting left behind...

 

[ridesdeepsnow]

Stupidity yet again

All I know is that if I was lucky enough to work for Apple I sure as hell would not be stupid enough to lost the new prototype at any cost. How about having a cloned SIM card for another phone when you decide to go drinking and may lose your mind while drinking at a Tequila bar in San Fran?

And honestly, Apple has no right wasting any taxpayer's money using the Police in this matter.
If you or I "LOST" our phone drinking they would tell you to get bent before they are going to do anything cause they aren't responsible in that matter. The San Francisco Police are not Apple's private security firm.

If the phone was "priceless" why is some idiot taking it to a Tequila bar? To test it in "real world" situations? I am sure the 99% of the time that employee has the prototype to test is good enough and taking it to the tequila bar can stay in the truck or something.

 

[Applejuiced]

It should be up on Gizmodo soon

 

[Surrylic]

apple cant use find my iphone eh?

They clearly did right? It says right in the article that they traced it back to some random guys house. The cops didn't find anything, but that could just mean the phone was turned off and hiding in his neighbors mailbox.

 

[omegaphil6]

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PR stunt, probably by the restaurant.

 

[maroontiger2k9]

i called it last time saying it was a "controlled leak"... and im calling it a controlled leak this time as well

apple is using the controversy of losing a prototype and a blogger blogging with a video in the next 1-3 days as hype for the phone...

its so funny how coincidentally the phone gets lost 1 month before an unveiling each time