[macfantn]

What a bunch of a$$holes I hope they get caught.

http://gizmodo.com/5351450/this-is-h...?autoplay=true

[turtle777]

Clean and fast job.

-t

[torsoboy]

wow, I am impressed. they did a good job.

[lexapro]

The security guard looked like he was about to lay a poop on the floor when he noticed the robbery.

[Laminar]

Just watch for someone trying to buy 23 power supplies.

[Gankdawg]

MagSafe makes for a quick grab!

[Spheric Harlot]

That's not "for free".

Not by a *long* shot.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by Spheric Harlot 

That's not "for free".

Not by a *long* shot.

That brick was probably pretty expensive.

[The Final Dakar]

Someone's jealous...

[Spheric Harlot]

Originally Posted by Laminar 

That brick was probably pretty expensive.

So's a maximum life sentence for robbery.

Times five, divided by 23 MacBooks…?




Seriously: Do you really think this stunt was cool?

[andi*pandi]

wow.

Maybe apple stores need some laser beam security systems.

[olePigeon]

Originally Posted by andi*pandi 

wow.

Maybe apple stores need some laser beam security systems.

Or laminate the glass so it's shatter proof.

[Big Mac]

The demo hardware wasn't locked down with security locks?

[hayesk]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

The demo hardware wasn't locked down with security locks?

Yeah, that's suspicious since other Apple stores have them. If I were the police, I'd be questioning the employee who closed the store before this happened.

[Spheric Harlot]

I've seen used MacBook Pros offered for sale with ripped-out security slots.

[::maroma::]

Those security locks aren't exactly invincible. Give it a good enough yank and it will give way. I've actually been in an Apple store when someone would tug on an iPod too hard and release the lock, setting off an alarm that would have to be reset by an employee.

Gotta give these dudes credit for being fast and efficient. Apple has insurance, so they'll be fine. At least no one was hurt (except maybe the security guard's ego).

[CharlesS]

Thieves suck, no matter how "professional" they are about it.

[stevesnj]

I live near that store and those laptops are always cable secured. Inside job if you ask me. I would say use the 'Find my iPhone' feature if the phones are on and it wasn't so easy to disable.

[Big Mac]

Originally Posted by ::maroma:: 

Those security locks aren't exactly invincible. Give it a good enough yank and it will give way. I've actually been in an Apple store when someone would tug on an iPod too hard and release the lock, setting off an alarm that would have to be reset by an employee.

I could be wrong, but it didn't look like they had to use any force to extract the hardware. I don't think it's that possible it could have been an inside job, but I hope the cops are looking into those issues.

[Laminar]

Originally Posted by stevesnj 

I live near that store and those laptops are always cable secured. Inside job if you ask me. I would say use the 'Find my iPhone' feature if the phones are on and it wasn't so easy to disable.

Well if someone had gone though and undone 23 cable locks, he or she would have been caught on video.

[Rumor]

Would Apple have Back to my Mac or Find my iPhone (or any other recovery software) installed on their machines?

[LegendaryPinkOx]

I hope they catch these wankers!

[The Placid Casual]

Seems weird; When I worked for Apple, and I am breaking no rules here as any customer could observe the same thing - there were *always* metal cable locks, alarms connected via ridiculously sticky adhesive, and alarms that plugged into the ethernet or modem ports of all the display machines. Each store also had a drop down metal shutter. Employees had a heck of a time removing machines from display to fix or update them, let alone anyone walking off with one - oh did I mention that you only had to look at a machine the wrong way and it would set off an alarm.

Seems very strange indeed that it was so easy.

[Spheric Harlot]

If there's Kensington locks on those machines, they will have been ripped right out of the slots.

It's not like it takes much effort at all. It just makes for irreparable cosmetic damage.

The buyer may not care though - plenty of people will buy an obviously stolen $2000 machine for $200 if offered one.

[sdilley14]

Is there any way they could track these down? I doubt they install any sort of background security software. Maybe they can somehow track them by IP address or something like that? Serial numbers on the iPhones could maybe be flagged and caught when they are activated? I have no idea how or if these sort of methods work. I just hate to see people get away with this type of crap.

[tooki]

(Again, everything here can be observed by any customer.)

Apple Stores currently do not use Kensington locks on demo gadgets. (Though they are in use for the MacBook Pros for employee use.)

Everything portable is alarmed, but not secured per se.

Desktop Macs aren't secured. MacBooks, MacBook Pros, and AirPort gear is secured with Ethernet security cables. MacBook Airs, given their lack of Ethernet, are secured with USB alarm cables. Everything else that is secured, is secured with adhesive alarm cables.

But the joke's on the robbers, with respect to the iPhones: the SIM card trays are glued in with super glue, so there's no way to remove the SIM tray without destroying the phone.

But yeah, the alarm cables don't provide any resistance against theft. They're only intended to be a deterrent for while the store is open.

[adamfishercox]

I've been in that store, no different from any other Apple Store, they are locked down. Definitely looks inside-jobby.

[Sealobo]

free publicity for Apple Inc.

[The Placid Casual]

Ah, it seems that things may have changed, or be different in the UK in regard to cable locks. The last store I was in, the Genius Bar machines had Kensington locks, and as did the floor ones; This must have have changed since I was last worked in an Applestore.

P.S. Apple hurry up with some more stores in France!