First of all - we do not know for certain that the employee lost the phone and did not have the item pickpocketed from his jacket.
Secondly, you are blaming the VICTIM for the crime. This is like telling a rape victim that it's her fault for wearing a short skirt.
By law - actual real world law, not your moral relativism, when you find an item like that, you are to either return it to its rightful owner, or if the owner cannot be determined (such as finding a wallet w/ money, but no ID), you are to turn it into the police. If it is not claimed in 30 days, it becomes legally yours. Deciding to hold onto it for 30 days because you "found" it is theft. They guy who supposedly 'found' it knew it was a prototype and after being turned down by Engadget, found a fence with Gizmodo. Applause to Engadget for being smart enough not to be lured into fencing stolen property - but shame on them for not contacting Apple & the police.
Stealing an item theft and illegal - regardless of whether you decide to report on it later. Reporting on your own crime does not make it journalism, it makes it another crime - by profiting from your criminal enterprise... and it makes you stupid for documenting your crime for all to see/read.
This is much like what they did at CES - jamming all the screens while filming it, then bragging about what they did and showing the video - they were being 'journalists' by writing about their mischief - yeah, right. Grow up.
Secondly, you are blaming the VICTIM for the crime. This is like telling a rape victim that it's her fault for wearing a short skirt.
By law - actual real world law, not your moral relativism, when you find an item like that, you are to either return it to its rightful owner, or if the owner cannot be determined (such as finding a wallet w/ money, but no ID), you are to turn it into the police. If it is not claimed in 30 days, it becomes legally yours. Deciding to hold onto it for 30 days because you "found" it is theft. They guy who supposedly 'found' it knew it was a prototype and after being turned down by Engadget, found a fence with Gizmodo. Applause to Engadget for being smart enough not to be lured into fencing stolen property - but shame on them for not contacting Apple & the police.
Stealing an item theft and illegal - regardless of whether you decide to report on it later. Reporting on your own crime does not make it journalism, it makes it another crime - by profiting from your criminal enterprise... and it makes you stupid for documenting your crime for all to see/read.
This is much like what they did at CES - jamming all the screens while filming it, then bragging about what they did and showing the video - they were being 'journalists' by writing about their mischief - yeah, right. Grow up.
LOOOOOOL!
If Apple guy was robbed then I would be behind Apple all the way so would 99.9% of other people on this site. Including EFF...
Fact is that APPLE FOOL LOST THE BLOODY PHONE!
No theft and no other crime was ever committed unless you consider GREAT JOURNALISM as a crime that is - which you might do reading your post
By the way I hope your "real" corporate world burns together with Apple and other corporate megalomaniacs asap!
