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Apple Loses Another iPhone Prototype at a Bar

1. apple wouldnt need to pull a stunt like this to get publicity. if anything, cnet cooked this up for their own publicity.

2. the article claims that they sold it for $200 on craigslist. WHAT? even if it were a regular iphone 4, it should still bring a lot more than $200!
 
Can you imagine the poor sap that had to report to his superiors that he lost another iPhone prototype and in a bar. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall for that conversation.
 
emvath said:
I'm calling shenanigans.
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I agree. A couple of posters on AppleInsider raise some red flags:

1) Cnet contacts SFPD and writes "A spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department said [Apple] did not file a police report". Then Cnet quotes "the source" and says "Apple representatives contacted San Francisco police, saying the device was priceless and the company was desperate to secure its safe return, the source said."
So, either the SFPD is lying to Cnet or "the source" is making it up.

2) "The source" said it was sold on eBay for $200? Now that's just ridiculous. Last year Giz paid $5,000 for a prototype iPhone. Most working iPhone 4's go for $300-$400+ on Craigslist. This anonymous source says a prototype went for $200? Do they think we're stupid? Well, obviously Cnet is, they published the fictional story.

3) Cnet says "Still unclear are details about the device, what version of the iOS operating system it was running, and what it looks like."
So, you're telling me this anonymous source knew which bar the phone was lost at, who's house the police supposedly went to, and how much it sold for on craigslist, but they couldn't describe what it looked like?
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Not to mention that the search happened a month ago supposedly and this is the first time we have heard about this?

Bolding mine - not even this unnamed unidentified source can tell CNET anything about the phone whatsoever. Again, Last time we had photos up in less than 48 hours after it went missing. No, all that we really have is the assertions of this unnamed source whom contradicts official statements by the SFPD
 
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Mwhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Priceless! Or is it like last year just some free publicity and hype towards the build up of the event in September????????? :D

Lets hope we get the piccys and then a 'Will it blend?' video! heheh!
 
Thoughts of an Apple field tester:
Oh god... I hope I don't lose this prototype iPhone like that douche last year...
Oh god... The pressure... How am I going to deal with this...
Hey barkeep! Something to relieve my stress!
 
saud0488 said:
Last year's story was definitely planted; this year's probably was too.
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If last years story was planted and the guy goes to jail over it then Apple is a bigger bunch of Douche Bags than most of the posters on this site!
 
Jibbajabba said:
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.
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Arcus said:
Any normal person loses a phone and calls the police and what would they get? Nada. Why is it that tax dollars are being spent on a LOST item. It was not stolen.
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So you don't see why the police would investigate a theft? You must believe in the old adage of finder's...keeper's. In modern society, most states have laws regarding theft of misplaced property. Just because you find something that someone obviously lost doesn't mean you get to keep it.

So if you misplaced one of your companies most valuable assets and someone else took it, you wouldn't want some assistance in tracking it down?

Where does it say that the police kicked anyone's door down? Or, did you just add that part for effect?
 
YGBFSM award of the week!

Seriously, this is very serious. I was thinking this would never happen again.

I just hope Gizmodo does not post the pictures just 1 week before the Tim keynote of september :(
 
I heard that the people Apple hired to make it appear that a "priceless prototype" was "lost" in a "bar" were from the same agency that faked the lunar landings and Elvis's death, murdered Michael Jackson, put saltpeter in the school cafeteria food, and framed O.J.

They were also involved in the disappearance of Judge Crater, were spotted on the grassy knoll, and are members of the Trilateral Commission.

Apophenia is rampant in the land!
 
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The number of apple employees face palming at this news could be enough to shatter some of their glass stores...
 
Bull ****! Straight from the off no question Bull ****!

Nothing more to say in my opinion. In fact it's rally sad for anyone to stoop this ow for media coverage. Like the iPhone really needs it! Look Apple, here's an idea. Instead of planting bullcrap story's, why not go to IFA and show it off??
 
Cartaphilus said:
I heard that the people Apple hired to make it appear that a "priceless prototype" was "lost" in a "bar" were from the same agency that faked the lunar landings and Elvis's death, murdered Michael Jackson, put saltpeter in the school cafeteria food, and framed O.J.

They were also involved in the disappearance of Judge Crater, were spotted on the grassy knoll, and are members of the Trilateral Commission.

Apophenia is rampant in the land!
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That was an astounding post. :D Excellent.

I have to say I believe that last year's fiasco was an accident. This one is likely a fake scenario thanks to a "source".
 
Is it the same employee? Don't worry, Apple. No doubt, it will soon turn up... on Gizmodo.
 
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