Apple Store Gets Burglarized for $24,000 Worth

[otakuwind]

I bet the broken windows cost more, they can't be installed via sweat shops

 

[xxsk8er101xx]

Apple Store Gets Burglarized for $24,000 Worth of Crap (fixed)

 

[lashton]

maynbe be we all need to steal apples stuff "I'm sorry sir no ipads exist edverytime we get them they get stolen"

 

[guanyu210379]

@dan117 : Agreed
$24000 = Customer price and insurance value.
$240-$2400 = Apples whole production and distribution costs.

 

[HavoCnMe]

Get'em while they are hot!!!

 

[joebob2000]

[citation]The mac address is so simple to change that anyone with even basic computer skills can do it, its like having a ID where you can put in any data you want as long as it keeps the base format ...a nerd can do it, not a mere mortal.[/citation]

MAC addresses are not always point/click editable, apparently on a Mac they aren't permanent either (unless you use a software tool to change it on every boot). This still leaves it as a "serial number" of sorts, and on that vein there are MANY machine-readable indelible identifiers on components of a modern PC, such as the CPU and the hard drive. It would be practical for Apple to collect these during production and create a cross-reference database of components and users. Plus, who would buy a fenced Mac? I thought part of the Mac ownership culture was bragging about how many times you had to sell your blood plasma to be able to afford one?

This got me thinking, does Apple use any process to "identify" their customers who are setting up a new MobileMe or iTunes or other Apple-centric service and check them against a blacklist? It would make a ton of sense (at least until thieves cracked the numbering or checking process and loaded a malware-like tool to override it).

 

[ricin]

Meanwhile, 24,000 people were burglarized by Apple today.

 

[tbq]

Was Jobs there recently. If so, they're probably missing his used Kleenex or something.

 

[Guest]

President Obama defended their right to burglarize the store, saying they were obviously from underprivileged backgrounds and were merely venting their natural resentment and "legitimate rage" by getting back at "the man."