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Why would anyone bust an Apple store!? Would you bust a GPS store? I've always assumed Apple had a custom IMEI-based remote deactivation service for all its sto
by tajen 11y ago
Why would anyone bust an Apple store!? Would you bust a GPS store? I've always assumed Apple had a custom IMEI-based remote deactivation service for all its stores.
- bzbarsky 11y ago> Why would anyone bust an Apple store!? To steal laptops, which you then sell on Craigslist. Laptops don't have IMEI.
- joezydeco 11y agoMy assumption is that the burglars are pretty unaware of remote tracking/disabling/serial number recording and/or the Apple demo devices on the tables aren't set up with an iCloud "Find My Device" profiles, especially the non-iPhone machines. One Apple Store out in the suburbs has been hit multiple times. Three times in one year. Seems like the glass they damage is worth more than the machines they manage to steal: http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/masked-burglars-strike-apple-store-for-third-time http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/masked-burglars-strike-...