Seattle. That says it all. They are in stiff competition with San Francisco in a race to the bottom.
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Thieves Tunnel Through Coffee Shop Wall to Steal $500,000 in iPhones From Washington Apple Store
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Seems crazy to go to all the trouble of preparing and planning the break in, steal the iPhones, when they will in all probability have all the IMEI's logged and from there disable and brick the iPhones. Just seems pointless to do all of this to be left with iPhones that are going to be useless, unless I'm missing something?
They only needed to install motion detectors and machine guns. The blueprint is widely available, just watch Aliens.
As a guy who sometimes has to sit down on a public restroom, I fully agree with you.
And as a guy who quite often pees being sat down in my own home, I don’t see the inconvenience in lowering the toilet seat.
Also, an extra tip: if you are careful with the hygiene, I recommend closing the lid of the toilet (the lid that closes everything) before flushing. Many public toilets flush with high pressure and quite often they spray almost invisible micro-droplets that can contain microbes, and you can breathe them or they can spread across the whole WC, your clothes, and your personal items.
This right here.... means the thieves, once caught, deserve the Death Penalty!
And all because Apple put a Rita Hayworth poster on the wall.
Kind of surprises me how the store had hundreds of iphones in stock. atop of other devices of course...
Also, it feels kind of shortsighted. As if apple couldn't blacklist and thus effectively brick every single phone with a flick of a finger...
Also, it feels kind of shortsighted. As if apple couldn't blacklist and thus effectively brick every single phone with a flick of a finger...
Apple could just ask Biden to ask China to track these phones and who exactly is in possession of them.
Never let the facts get in the way of a conspiracy theory
They did not ‘rob’ the store, they burgled it. Robbery involves force or the threat of force against an individual. No one was present at the Apple Store.
Wow, Apple are going to have to reconsider their strategy when designing stores in malls now! Cat and mouse games....
Also how did they leave the toilet paper roll? Over, or under? That will tell me what type of people we are dealing with here!
Other than the wholesale loss, why should Apple care about activation? Apple and others make money (App Store, accessories, etc.) when phones are activated and used. Those phones on the network will actually reduce their loss from the theft.
Doesn’t Apple know the serial numbers of the stolen devices? And doesn’t that then riddle them useless? Seems like significant risk for practically zero reward. I assume I’m missing something.
I’ll give the thieves credit: interesting technique. Reminds me of the old 80’s Stallone soccer film, Victory. If a soccer and movie fan, it’s a must see.
I’ll give the thieves credit: interesting technique. Reminds me of the old 80’s Stallone soccer film, Victory. If a soccer and movie fan, it’s a must see.
How can they even be activated? Are they scrapped for parts, sold in China or simply sold to unsuspecting buyers who don't know they're stolen? I always figured cellphone theft was a waste because of the IMEI number.
Maybe he never bothered to look at a mall layout in detail but focused on runnibg a store? How his bathroom at the back of teh store aligns to the stores next door isn't really something he's concerned about. It's easy to look at it after the fact and criticize.
Well, it's not a contest - Seattle and SF don't want increasing crime. They just act like they do with nearly every single decision.