Apple Claims 'Stolen' iPhone, Wants It Back
Apple Claims 'Stolen' iPhone, Wants It Back
Posted 04/20/2010 at 7:00am
| by Paul Lilly
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We don't know if the latest bit of news puts to rest the whole lost/stolen iPhone 4G saga or adds more fuel to the conspiratory flames, but for what it's worth, Gizmodo is now claiming that Apple wants its hardware back.
"It has come to our attention that Gizmodo is currently in possession of a device that belongs to Apple. This letter constitutes a formal request that you return the device to Apple. Please let me know where to pick up the unit," Bruce Sewell, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, purportedly wrote in a letter.
According to Gizmodo, they've been more than willing to return the device so long as Apple went on the record claiming it belonged to them. If that's how it truly went down, than Apple found itself stuck between a rock and Gizmodo, and chose Gizmodo. Here's the response Apple received:
Bruce, thanks.
Here's Jason Chen, who has the iPhone. And here's his address. You two should coordinate a time.[Blah Blah Blah Address]
Happy to have you pick this thing up. Was burning a hole in our pockets. Just so you know, we didn't know this was stolen [as they might have claimed. meaning, real and truly from Apple. It was found, and to be of unproven origin] when we bought it. Now that we definitely know it's not some knockoff, and it really is Apple's, I'm happy to see it returned to its rightful owner.
P.S. I hope you take it easy on the kid who lost it. I don't think he loves anything more than Apple.
Well played, but the question is, who are the ones being played, Joe Public and friends or Apple and Co.?
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khend123
April 27, 2010 at 11:44am
I'm really just curious as to how you "lose " something like that. How drunk must this guy have been? <a href="http://www.electroniccigarettesinc.com">e cigarette</a>
JonPhillips
April 21, 2010 at 1:35pm
Nowithstanding the fact that I think our Apple cover is truly fair and balanced -- and not skewed in any particular fanboy direction, either positively or negatively -- have the MPC haters out there ever even watched political shows on Fox News or MSNBC??? Whether the network is skewed to the left or right, they spend a lot of time -- the majority of their air time -- covering the opposing ideological camp! My point being, even if Maximum PC was supposed to be resolutely anti-Apple (and it isn't) it would still make sense for us to cover Apple news -- particularly screw-ups like this embarrasing blunder with iPhone 4G, or whatever the hell you want to call it.
Keith E. Whisman
April 20, 2010 at 4:37pm
Paul Lilly I'm surprised that you would be propagating Mac stories on MaximumPC. Hang your head in shame man.. Shame..
Vegan
April 20, 2010 at 6:11pm
News flash, Macs are still personal computers. We may not LIKE them because they're overpriced closed systems, but they ARE computers.
Keith E. Whisman
April 20, 2010 at 6:23pm
I deny that fact. In my personal world a Mac is a metal and plastic paper weight.
KhanSW
April 20, 2010 at 4:35pm
I mean seriously, dogging out a site for having apple news. Some of us actually enjoy articles that related to all tech out there. I've been reading since it was called BOOT, and now that its actually MaximumPC you feel it should not post about Apple/Google/Linux or whatever. GTFO last time I checked PC stood for Personal Computer not Wintel clone so stfu and leave already instead of always posting hate towards a publication that has been a leader in the industry for a while. So go on an read some other lame publication (computer shopper anyone?) and leave us to our articles about EVERYTHING we like to read!
Keith E. Whisman
April 20, 2010 at 4:41pm
It's not that we hate Apple stories its that we hate Apple. There have been way too many positive Apple articles here lately. No nobspodcast and that god damned spam filter just has everyone really upset and irritable. I'm sorry your offended. But it's really unprecedented for MaximumPC to do so many stories on Apple products. I have been reading the mag since 1999. I consider myself a long time reader and fan of the mag and site.
Paul_Lilly
April 20, 2010 at 8:47pm
The irony here is that this is a story about Apple getting the shaft, which should appeal to strictly Windows-based PC zealots.
BTW, the recent uptick in Apple stories was hardly avoidable considering we had the iPad release, iPhone OS 4 announcement, and a lost/stolen iPhone 4G prototype all in a short period of time. Barring any more major Apple-y stories, things will start reverting back to normal.
-Paul Lilly
nodeffect
April 20, 2010 at 2:30pm
Maximum"PC" bunch of stupid APPLE article..... should I go to MACWORLD to check out PC articles? I sense 2012 is coming.
sdcat
April 20, 2010 at 2:27pm
People, News is news, tech news is tech news regardless whether if they are apple related or banana(if there's any) related. Thank you.
Cruzg10
April 20, 2010 at 7:29pm
No! news is not news! you dont go to MACWORLD to read articles about PCs. This is MAXIMUMPC and so it fills a specific niche for specific poeple. just as MACWORLD does for MAC lovers.
if i wanted to read about mac stuff i would go there and not here
NOOBZ1LLA
April 20, 2010 at 11:38am
This is really a magazine for Noobz I've come to the conclusion. All the articles and reviews are slated towards noobs and people with little PC understanding.
Keith E. Whisman
April 20, 2010 at 11:07am
JAAMS=Just Another Apple Mac Story. Move along nothing to see here. At least nothing interesting.
gymbeau2000
April 20, 2010 at 10:49am
Awesome! More news from MACsimum PC....
I sense my subscription being cancelled soon. I'm just glad most of this fluff doesn't end up in the pages.
PDX-1337
April 20, 2010 at 10:52am
I Feel bad for the kid that lost it, I'm sure they totally ripped him a new one
snapple00
April 20, 2010 at 9:29am
Thats it. Maximum PC is officially dead. No wonder everyone left.
DBsantos77
April 20, 2010 at 10:52am
I'm not too fond of it either. . . I always go to Maclife for apple news.
Not to mention that parts of this artlcle come from Gizmodo. . . not fond of that either.
-Santos
http://dbsantos77.carbonmade.com/
MAXIMUMPC STAFF: PLEASE FIX THE CRIPPLED SPAM FILTER!
Cruzg10
April 20, 2010 at 10:47am
hey buddy! everyone comes to MaximumPC to read all about apple and apple related products ad naseaum. If you want to read about the latest PC news than you can go hell like the rest of the poeple that left!
i dont know where in the title "MaximumPC" did you get the idea that this site was about PC and not mac.
RGCook
April 20, 2010 at 9:02am
Who among us believe that the really went down as advertised? More likely to be a clever means to market the pending iPhone update release.
Bob Cook
Montgomery, TX
JonPhillips
April 20, 2010 at 9:47am
In the most general sense, I doubt anything really goes down as reported. But I also think that this was not an opportunitistic publicity stunt on Apple's part. Nope, this goes down as one of the biggest security blunders in consumer technology history. Epic fail is right.
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