Fake Steve Weighs In On Dateline iPod Theft Story
Monday, August 6, 2007
Even Fake Steve has an opinion on the recent Dateline iPod story.
Although funny it does bring to light some claims made during the Dateline NBC special “To Catch An iJacker” where GadgetTrak was mentioned, in regards Apple’s responsibility in all of this. It really should not be Apple’s responsibility, there have been rumblings of a class action lawsuit against Apple, which is quite silly. You cannot sue a company for building a high-demand product and it is not their task to provide theft deterrents. This is a reflection of our increasingly mobile society, not a conspiracy by Apple to create a generation of thieves. It is not just iPods that are being stolen but also cell phones, laptops and other gadgets.
Let the market decide. If theft becomes a large enough issue in the marketplace it provides an opportunity for a company to add theft deterrents to their products.
