Gizmodo editor's apt. searched and computers seized over iPhone prototype

[shortylickens]

Fucking California.

I KNOW!
After all these years of fucking off, how dare they enforce the law for once?!?!!!!!

 

[Raduque]

1) The finder knew who the phone belonged to and chose to sell it Gizmodo rather than return it. Stolen property. If I find your watch and sell it to a pawn shop, is that not theft?

I wouldn't consider it theft. If I lose something, I consider it gone, full-stop.

Besides, I don't wear a watch.

 

[preslove]

I wouldn't consider it theft. If I lose something, I consider it gone, full-stop.

Using your logic, "I consider you to be an idiot."

 

[Raduque]

Using your logic, "I consider you to be an idiot."

Whatever helps you sleep at night.

 

[Kaido]

I'm still not convinced this whole thing isn't a PR stunt.

Of course it is. Apple (1) never leaks products like this, and (2) leaked it on the same day as the HTC Incredible rollout (most powerful cell phone on the planet, best Android phone to date - 1GHz CPU, 8MP Camera, 720p HD Video, High-rez Screen, etc. etc.). Thanks to Apple's "oops we dropped the iPhone" stunt, no one has heard of it, and now everyone wants an iPhone. If it had been a normal rollout, everyone would have been like meh, so they finally added the front-facing cam, and changed up the design a little bit. Now everyone wants it.

Sheer marketing genius :awe:

 

[zerocool84]

I wouldn't consider it theft. If I lose something, I consider it gone, full-stop.

Besides, I don't wear a watch.

but the owner was trying to get it back so it's stolen property

 

[dwell]

Of course it is. Apple (1) never leaks products like this, and (2) leaked it on the same day as the HTC Incredible rollout (most powerful cell phone on the planet, best Android phone to date - 1GHz CPU, 8MP Camera, 720p HD Video, High-rez Screen, etc. etc.). Thanks to Apple's "oops we dropped the iPhone" stunt, no one has heard of it, and now everyone wants an iPhone. If it had been a normal rollout, everyone would have been like meh, so they finally added the front-facing cam, and changed up the design a little bit. Now everyone wants it.

Sheer marketing genius :awe:

That's BS. Every month there's a "OMG now THIS is the Android phone to GET!" announcement. We don't even know if this was the iPhone 4G or some kind of prototype. Do you really think think Apple would make a device with exposed Phillips screw heads?

 

[zerocool84]

That's BS. Every month there's a "OMG now THIS is the Android phone to GET!" announcement. We don't even know if this was the iPhone 4G or some kind of prototype. Do you really think think Apple would make a device with exposed Phillips screw heads?

It's not the final retail version so of course they would. Anyone would.

 

[dwell]

It's not the final retail version so of course they would. Anyone would.

Yeah, that's what I mean, it's a prototype. The final 4G may not even have a forward cam. Who knows?

 

[zerocool84]

Yeah, that's what I mean, it's a prototype. The final 4G may not even have a forward cam. Who knows?

We won't know until June.

 

[Kaido]

Yeah, that's what I mean, it's a prototype. The final 4G may not even have a forward cam. Who knows?

It will now

 

[WelshBloke]

You can tell whoever prepared the inventory is not computer savvy, keeps spelling 'exsternal'.

Hey I had a policeman ask me how to spell 'beer' when the was writing me up once.

 

[waffleironhead]

Knowingly buying stolen property valued over a certain figure is a felony in California. What's so hard to understand about that, people?

Well neither of your linked articles stated that, and you did not say what crime was committed.Thanks for filling that in.

 

[WelshBloke]

That's BS. Every month there's a "OMG now THIS is the Android phone to GET!" announcement. We don't even know if this was the iPhone 4G or some kind of prototype. Do you really think think Apple would make a device with exposed Phillips screw heads?

Doesn't the 3G have those?

 

[dwell]

Doesn't the 3G have those?

Wow. Didn't know that. Who knows then?

 

[WelshBloke]

Wow. Didn't know that. Who knows then?

I'm not certain, thats why I was asking. Every image has them though so..

 

[dwell]

I'm not certain, thats why I was asking. Every image has them though so..

No I mean who knows if the "prototype" is final hardware.

 

[cyclohexane]

fuck apple.

 

[WelshBloke]

No I mean who knows if the "prototype" is final hardware.

In the tear down done by Giz the phone looked pretty near to release.

I'd guess a few changes to make it easier to mass market but as they pussed out on showing the processor and other chips its hard to tell.

 

[isekii]

Why would you want to carry a prototype around outside of apple labs?

wants to show off his e-peen and get fired at the same time ?

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I'm still not convinced this wasn't a marketing stunt.

Why are there no really high quality photographs?
Why are there no photographs of the device running? Gizmodo commented on the quality of the screen but didn't photograph it? This makes no sense.

Either the Gizmodofags are the worst "journalists" alive (quite possible), or this is all bullshit, and now their little stunt has gone too far.

 

[QueBert]

That's BS. Every month there's a "OMG now THIS is the Android phone to GET!" announcement. We don't even know if this was the iPhone 4G or some kind of prototype. Do you really think think Apple would make a device with exposed Phillips screw heads?

Dude in 2 months this new Android handset's coming out that's so fucking bad ass it will sell 5 million units the first day & make Apple file for bankruptcy. The shits going to have 16 cameras, SIXTEEN I TELL YOU!!! You just watch and see!

 

[WelshBloke]

I'm still not convinced this wasn't a marketing stunt.

Why are there no really high quality photographs?
Why are there no photographs of the device running? Gizmodo commented on the quality of the screen but didn't photograph it? This makes no sense.

Either the Gizmodofags are the worst "journalists" alive (quite possible), or this is all bullshit, and now their little stunt has gone too far.

Giz are probably stupid enough to join in on a marketing scam like that but Apple are not.

There is no way that would have got past there legal advisers.

Giz just got giddy about having some super secret info about their favourite company.

 

[Locut0s]

Giz are probably stupid enough to join in on a marketing scam like that but Apple are not.

There is no way that would have got past there legal advisers.

Giz just got giddy about having some super secret info about their favourite company.

I don't know. Viral marketing of this type works extremely well in stoking the flames of hype. I could see Apple doing this. It's not like they can't just throw up their arms and say "I didn't do it".

 

[wkabel23]

will be interesting to see how this plays out. these idiots are masking their irresponsibility with "journalism" yet are the first to claim they are only "bloggers." hold them accountable for their stupidity.