I don't think Powell's public silence to date indicates anything other than the fact that Apple hasn't authorized him to discuss it in public. (Most large compa

I don't think Powell's public silence to date indicates anything other than the fact that Apple hasn't authorized him to discuss it in public. (Most large companies wouldn't under the circumstances, it's not an Apple thing.) If the phone was in fact stolen from him, he has no reason to comment in public right now--his job is safe and his name'll be cleared by the investigation.