• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

..

Without trying to comment on Apple v. Microsoft...thieves are dumb, what do you expect? They steal the instantly recognizable 'ooh I can sell this very quickly for pieces of green paper' items.

Ironically, if an iPad user ISN'T retarded, there's that whole tracking thing...I know someone who got theirs back that way. Saw it come on in a mall parking lot, sent a message with 'the police are on their way' or some such, and the guy apparently left it in the bushes and fled.

And yeah, all it takes it waiting until you're at a computer and resetting the iPad to get rid of the GPS program...but again...petty theives...stupid...ect ect.
 
Damn MS having troubles selling their new tablets was a bad sign. But when thieves won't even steal your shit you might as well just cut your loses and move on to a new venture.

phucheneh said:
Without trying to comment on Apple v. Microsoft...thieves are dumb, what do you expect? They steal the instantly recognizable 'ooh I can sell this very quickly for pieces of green paper' items.
Click to expand...

I think you got it backwards here, they only stole the shit they knew they could instantly sell.
 
Last edited:
QueBert said:
Damn MS having troubles selling their new tablets was a bad sign. But when thieves won't even steal your shit you might as well just cut your loses and move on to a new venture.



I think you got it backwards here, they only stole the shit they knew they could instantly sell.
Click to expand...

...as I stated immediately after the part you bolded, you mean?:hmm:

Thieves steal what's trendy ('easy to fence'), not what's valuable.
 
What's funny is the fact that there was that many ipads on those premisses. Some people are going to get fired. 😛 It's like having a job at a Chevy dealership and showing up to work in a Ford pickup.
 
Red Squirrel said:
What's funny is the fact that there was that many ipads on those premisses. Some people are going to get fired. 😛 It's like having a job at a Chevy dealership and showing up to work in a Ford pickup.
Click to expand...

Not really - remember, MS is developing Office (and probably other) software for the iPad so they probably need a lot of test units.
 
The_Dude8 said:
they did not try to steal the surface rt?
Click to expand...
It's make for funny reading however you're all ignoring the part that there's no word that any Microsoft products were even there to steal...

Although the article assumes that Microsoft’s campus in Mountain View is teeming with the company’s valuable consumer products, it is unknown what operations and divisions were occupying the rooms that were robbed. It is possible that the iPads were the only attainable targets and that other items, such as servers and desktop PCs, could not be as easily swiped.
Click to expand...

That office could have been solely writing programs for the iPads and didn't even have any of their own hardware present to steal, and it's not like thieves are going to pick up desktop computers when they can grab tiny little iPads and get the hell out of there...another example of reporting fail

Or maybe that's OT reading comprehension fail:hmm:
 
phucheneh said:
Without trying to comment on Apple v. Microsoft...thieves are dumb, what do you expect? They steal the instantly recognizable 'ooh I can sell this very quickly for pieces of green paper' items.
Click to expand...

Stealing the stuff you can sell easily and leaving the stuff that you can't sell seems dumb to you?
 
That is funny, they must of left a bunch of Surface RTs that they had previously stolen and stole the Ipads would be my guess.

MS apologists in 3....2....1...go!
 
Last edited:
phucheneh said:
...as I stated immediately after the part you bolded, you mean?:hmm:

Thieves steal what's trendy ('easy to fence'), not what's valuable.
Click to expand...

ipads are fairly valuable and easy to offload. so yea, still don't think i'd consider these theives "stupid".

they woulda been stupid if they stole a buncha win8 discs.
 
phucheneh said:
Without trying to comment on Apple v. Microsoft...thieves are dumb, what do you expect? They steal the instantly recognizable 'ooh I can sell this very quickly for pieces of green paper' items.

Ironically, if an iPad user ISN'T retarded, there's that whole tracking thing...I know someone who got theirs back that way. Saw it come on in a mall parking lot, sent a message with 'the police are on their way' or some such, and the guy apparently left it in the bushes and fled.

And yeah, all it takes it waiting until you're at a computer and resetting the iPad to get rid of the GPS program...but again...petty theives...stupid...ect ect.
Click to expand...

IIRC ipads have a reset (format) built in so if you know what youre doing it can be done inside 15 minutes.
 
PC Surgeon said:
IIRC ipads have a reset (format) built in so if you know what youre doing it can be done inside 15 minutes.
Click to expand...

Without a physical connection to something else? IIRC it is (or at least used to be) not possible to do the factory reset thing without hooking up to a PC (or mac). Was definitely so with iPods.

My point (or comment...not exactly debating here), anyway, was simply that petty criminals are dumb. It's...not really that hard to believe. Lots of people get caught with the iPad/Phone tracking thing because they're too stupid to spend ten minutes researching what they stole. They'll just turn it on and start using the owner's 3G without even thinking about it.

I guess, yeah, they took something somewhat valuable and easy to transport and sell...maybe that's 'smart'? I dunno. But what I was trying to say was that if you're gonna do a damned B&E on Microsoft, I'm sure they have less mainstream things that are worth a hell of a lot more than a few lousy iPads. I guess my 'if you're going to do it, do it right' thinking extends to criminal acts.😀
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top