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Criminal Investigation of Lost Next-Generation iPhone Spurred by Apple Requests
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Excellent! Feel free to contact me for my opinion on any issue you may be struggling with!
BTW If you seriously think "seniority" in an internet forum means anything then you are bent.
Where are the civil suits? Where's the "cease and desist"? If charges are brought, I'll completely agree, but in the meantime.... too many questions still.
It is a threat to our economy because foreign corporations can now steal Apple's ideas before Apple has even launched their product. And nobody can deny how important Apple is to our nation! Wake up!
Stolen is stolen
I think the point that a lot of people are missing, is the fact that the prototype was 'stolen' property. Here:
I go to a restaurant, and drop my car keys. If you find my keys, is it okay for you to take my car with you home? And then sell it to someone else? The answer to both questions is NO.
The moment that iPhone left the bar, it became theft. And Gizmodo knowingly, or should have known, that the device they so wanted to be a real iPhone prototype, was acquired by suspect means. Gizmodo participated in a crime. And the whole journalist thing, ********. If I was a journalist, and murdered my wife, does that mean the police can't search my home?
I think the point that a lot of people are missing, is the fact that the prototype was 'stolen' property. Here:
I go to a restaurant, and drop my car keys. If you find my keys, is it okay for you to take my car with you home? And then sell it to someone else? The answer to both questions is NO.
The moment that iPhone left the bar, it became theft. And Gizmodo knowingly, or should have known, that the device they so wanted to be a real iPhone prototype, was acquired by suspect means. Gizmodo participated in a crime. And the whole journalist thing, ********. If I was a journalist, and murdered my wife, does that mean the police can't search my home?
Sorry to yell, but IT DOESN'T MATTER IF CHEN PICKED UP THE PHONE IN THE BAR! HE BOUGHT, OR FACILITATED THE PURCHASE OF, STOLEN PROPERTY.
For the sake of humanity, please stop!
It's far too early for a suit, even if there were not a criminal investigation.
Is it common to issue cease and desists when a criminal investigation is already ongoing?
So he deserves it. How would you feel if someone bought your stolen Mac and made such a big deal out of it on camera and in your face?
Only if you wrote a story about murdering your wife and claimed yourself as the source.
ROFLMAO.... Man, I like Apple's products too, but seriously, they not exactly a cornerstone of our economy.
It's common to issue a cease and desist when sensitive information and images of an unreleased product are shown publicly.
I think the most amazing thing of this whole story is that Gizmodo/Gawker have yet to be DDoS'd.
You're kidding right? Everybody and their brother has an iPod and/or iPhone. Macs will out number PCs in less than 5 years.
When a criminal investigation is ongoing? My experience is that that is not the case, but you may have wider experience than I do. Any examples?
Don't give the fanboys any ideas. All we need is a 4chan splinter group taking root here. /b tards and Apple fanboys...what a horrifying combination
The whole "we tried to give it back" story is total and utter BS. The thief KNEW it belonged to Gray Powell and he KNEW it was a prototype iPhone. Gizmodo easily found Gray Powell at Apple and so could have the thief.
Then the thief decides to try to get it back to the original owner by shopping it out to a bunch of news sites? Give me a break! Thankfully, the smart and sensible news sites told the thief to get lost. We all know which one wasn't smart and sensible.
Mark
I don't see any reason for the criminal investigation portion of it to prevent a cease and desist... what's done is done. but honestly there aren't many examples I can point to.
Wouldn't it be great to be a fly on the wall in some of these offices right now?
I wonder if there will be a movie?
Quick write it up now and sell the rights?
And just for amusement taking any of the following words what new words can you make using all the letters;
e.g Apple - P pale
Jason Chen
Gizmodo
Prototype
Gray Powell
feel free to suggest any new relevant words to add.
I wonder if there will be a movie?
Quick write it up now and sell the rights?
And just for amusement taking any of the following words what new words can you make using all the letters;
e.g Apple - P pale
Jason Chen
Gizmodo
Prototype
Gray Powell
feel free to suggest any new relevant words to add.
I agree with what you're saying. But the key point that the Chinese and the Japanese miss is the following: The secret sauce is the software.
Japan has never, and I repeat never, produced a mobile phone with good software, despite all the superfluous functionality they add. That's why the iPhone is doing so well here.
Right, so let's see... pictures of an earlier prototype emerged from China in February. They've made more prototypes since then and probably tons of manufacturing samples, and they ought to have started up mass production already. But it wasn't until the Chinese saw pictures of it on an American website that they realized "hey, that thing looks great! Let's clone it by studying these grainy pictures of a partial disassembly!"
Personally, I think Engadget should face some punishment too if they failed to immediately report the incident (being approached with stolen property) to law enforcement.
umm no....lost item is not stolen until it is reported stolen and if memory serves correct the phone was given back sooo no
and if memory reallly serves me correct...the last time I miss-placed something it wasn't stolen so again NOO
on another note hasn't this issue been beat up enough? come on
Ludicrous headline here guys:
"Criminal Investigation of Lost Next-Generation iPhone Spurred by Apple Requests"
First paragraph:
"The Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reports that the criminal investigation of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a next-generation iPhone last month and subsequent purchase of the device by Gizmodo was spurred by requests from the Apple engineer who lost the iPhone and outside legal counsel for the company."
How on earth do you think those two match up?
"Criminal Investigation of Lost Next-Generation iPhone Spurred by Apple Requests"
First paragraph:
"The Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal reports that the criminal investigation of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a next-generation iPhone last month and subsequent purchase of the device by Gizmodo was spurred by requests from the Apple engineer who lost the iPhone and outside legal counsel for the company."
How on earth do you think those two match up?