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WWDC mugging victim gets replacement iPad, word from Jobs
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06-14-2010, 02:49 PM | #2 |
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I'm wary about using my iPad and such while on public transit and such. You're holding something theft-worthy and your attention is focused on content, so your guard is down.
A friend had her iPhone grabbed from her on BART, the Bay Area's rail system. The thief grabbed it as the train pulled into a station and he darted off. Good thing she didn't get hurt. |
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06-14-2010, 03:13 PM | #4 |
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I've been using my iPad mostly in private for such reasons. I don't wanna get mugged or give demos. I just wanna read and be left alone. To that end, I'm looking forward to tablets becoming common and cheaper.
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06-14-2010, 04:39 PM | #5 |
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You all want to try moving out of wherever you are living!
Being worried that so one will rob you because you have an iPad or iPhone is CRAZY! |
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When visiting London, I take the same precautions that I do in any major city. |
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06-14-2010, 07:08 PM | #7 | |
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I hide all valuables in my double-locked trunk routinely and the only reason I still have a GPS unit is because it's hard to remove. I've had my window smashed just to get at the loose change in my coin tray while at a hockey game. Right now, the few times I've had my iPad in busy public places, it has been firmly in my grasp--wouldn't dream of using it on a stand--and I chose a seat well away from the doors. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to see someone come out with a security case for the iPad that attaches to your wrist |
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06-15-2010, 03:55 AM | #8 | |
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Makes me think of the poor sucker who lost part of a finger because a thief yanked an iPad from him as he was leaving a mall in Denver. His finger got caught in the strap of the Apple bag. It was at an upscale mall in Denver, too. |
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