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>Why do people accept this nonsense when it's Apple? They wouldn't for any other company. Because 99% of the time it saves one's ass. Three times now I've lef

>Why do people accept this nonsense when it's Apple? They wouldn't for any other company. Because 99% of the time it saves one's ass. Three times now I've left my iPad in a shopping cart. All three times my phone has gone "WAIT! WHERE'S THE IPAD?" as I left the parking lot and all three times I was able to retrieve the iPad.

anigbrowl 3y ago
...why would you leave a tablet or a laptop in a shopping cart?! I don't mean 'why did you forget', why would you leave it out of your hand at all, or leave anything in a shopping cart? I pull out my phone to check a price or product specification sometimes when shopping, but then I put it back in my pocket, not in my grocery basket.
- arcanemachiner 3y ago
  Shit happens.
- saghm 3y ago
  I imagine they can't fit their iPad in their pockets. I'm guessing they prefer using their iPad to their phone for their shopping list, maybe because it's easier for them to read.
  - anigbrowl 3y ago
    That's what bags are for.
- jb1991 3y ago
  Hard to believe, but everyone is different, and lifestyles are not all the same.
- paulddraper 3y ago
  > why would you leave a tablet or a laptop in a shopping cart?! I'm reading in between the lines here, but I think it was a mistake.
- bigstrat2003 3y ago
  Honestly I'm kind of surprised one would bring their tablet at all. Having a phone is useful in situations like you said, but I can see no good reason to bring a tablet.
- tonyedgecombe 3y ago
  Some people leave their stuff in a shopping cart, some people don't setup their new laptop completely, some people aren't careful with their equipment at airport security. It's not a personal failing, it's just the way they are.
zakki 3y ago
OP didn't ask for the benefit of Find My. I guess it is more on customer's rights.
- ddingus 3y ago
  From Apples point of view, he may not actually be the owner. That's where understanding what one bought into matters. The great security model comes with costs and risks same as anything else does.
  - polski-g 3y ago
    Apple has the serial number from the original sale and can confirm he is the guy who bought it...
    - fastball 3y ago
      But maybe this guy sold his computer to someone else and then stole it back, or something else crazy. The point is that having an ironclad policy in this case is a feature for most users, not a bug.
    - deleted 3y ago
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    - ddingus 3y ago
      Any number of things could have happened. Fact is, he let someone else take control of the machine. Apple really should explain this to people. It is a scenario nobody wants to be in.
    - threeseed 3y ago
      No they don't. Many Apple products are bought from third party resellers who don't capture this information.
      - jchw 3y ago
        We don't have to guess where it was purchased. It was purchased from the Apple Store, the article spells this out.
MrVandemar 3y ago
A quick look at the Australian Apple store shows iPads are AU$749.00. Why would you put goods to the value of $749 in your shopping cart, much less leave it behind there? It saves your ass, yeah, but maybe you should ask yourself if you would have learned a better lesson leaving it in there once and losing it forever and then being more careful in future.
- lmm 3y ago
  > Why would you put goods to the value of $749 in your shopping cart, much less leave it behind there? Because they live in a functioning society where mislaid things are generally returned to their owner with no harm done?
  - swagempire 3y ago
    I left my iPhone at a restaurant in Ayala mall in the Philippens and when I went back an hour later they not only had it, but had wrapped it in plastic. Australia is not the only place with a functioning society.
    - kaba0 3y ago
      No one said it was the only one..
  - dhosek 3y ago
    About ten years ago, I left my iPad in the seatback pocket on a Southwest flight. I reported the lost item assuming it was gone forever and instead was notified that it has been located and that they were sending it to me. I got it in perfect shape a few days later.
- jb1991 3y ago
  iPhones can be a lot more expensive than that, and people leave their phones in places all time. Your comment is rather short-sighted and not adding to the conversation.

anigbrowl 3y ago

...why would you leave a tablet or a laptop in a shopping cart?! I don't mean 'why did you forget', why would you leave it out of your hand at all, or leave anything in a shopping cart? I pull out my phone to check a price or product specification sometimes when shopping, but then I put it back in my pocket, not in my grocery basket.

arcanemachiner 3y ago
Shit happens.
saghm 3y ago
I imagine they can't fit their iPad in their pockets. I'm guessing they prefer using their iPad to their phone for their shopping list, maybe because it's easier for them to read.
- anigbrowl 3y ago
  That's what bags are for.
jb1991 3y ago
Hard to believe, but everyone is different, and lifestyles are not all the same.
paulddraper 3y ago
> why would you leave a tablet or a laptop in a shopping cart?! I'm reading in between the lines here, but I think it was a mistake.
bigstrat2003 3y ago
Honestly I'm kind of surprised one would bring their tablet at all. Having a phone is useful in situations like you said, but I can see no good reason to bring a tablet.
tonyedgecombe 3y ago
Some people leave their stuff in a shopping cart, some people don't setup their new laptop completely, some people aren't careful with their equipment at airport security. It's not a personal failing, it's just the way they are.

zakki 3y ago

OP didn't ask for the benefit of Find My. I guess it is more on customer's rights.

ddingus 3y ago
From Apples point of view, he may not actually be the owner. That's where understanding what one bought into matters. The great security model comes with costs and risks same as anything else does.
- polski-g 3y ago
  Apple has the serial number from the original sale and can confirm he is the guy who bought it...
  - fastball 3y ago
    But maybe this guy sold his computer to someone else and then stole it back, or something else crazy. The point is that having an ironclad policy in this case is a feature for most users, not a bug.
  - deleted 3y ago
    [deleted]
  - ddingus 3y ago
    Any number of things could have happened. Fact is, he let someone else take control of the machine. Apple really should explain this to people. It is a scenario nobody wants to be in.
  - threeseed 3y ago
    No they don't. Many Apple products are bought from third party resellers who don't capture this information.
    - jchw 3y ago
      We don't have to guess where it was purchased. It was purchased from the Apple Store, the article spells this out.

MrVandemar 3y ago

A quick look at the Australian Apple store shows iPads are AU$749.00. Why would you put goods to the value of $749 in your shopping cart, much less leave it behind there? It saves your ass, yeah, but maybe you should ask yourself if you would have learned a better lesson leaving it in there once and losing it forever and then being more careful in future.

lmm 3y ago
> Why would you put goods to the value of $749 in your shopping cart, much less leave it behind there? Because they live in a functioning society where mislaid things are generally returned to their owner with no harm done?
- swagempire 3y ago
  I left my iPhone at a restaurant in Ayala mall in the Philippens and when I went back an hour later they not only had it, but had wrapped it in plastic. Australia is not the only place with a functioning society.
  - kaba0 3y ago
    No one said it was the only one..
- dhosek 3y ago
  About ten years ago, I left my iPad in the seatback pocket on a Southwest flight. I reported the lost item assuming it was gone forever and instead was notified that it has been located and that they were sending it to me. I got it in perfect shape a few days later.
jb1991 3y ago
iPhones can be a lot more expensive than that, and people leave their phones in places all time. Your comment is rather short-sighted and not adding to the conversation.