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bageljoey said:

dipdog3 said:

New York used to be decently safe, what happened?

Yes, crime in NYC is a brand new thing...

sflocal said:

This has always been a pet-peeve of mine since I started buying products at an Apple store.

I bought an iMac a few months ago for my sister and I specifically asked for the shipping carton it came in.  The rep looked a little confused when asked and I simply told him that I don’t want to walk around with a box that screams “steal me”.

I vent this very same issue with them every time I buy something at their store.  I criticize their bright white bags too.

That being said, the consumer needs to be more vigilant.  When I buy a pricey/flashy  Apple product, I make a point to go straight to my car quickly and drive home.   I’m hyper-aware of my surroundings as well.  I actually feel a bit nervous walking like I’m carrying a bagful of money, and I’m a big, intimidating-looking guy too.  

I’ve had friends ask me to accompany them to the store for this exact same reason.  I always look like I’m pissed off, so that comes in handy as a bodyguard.

I hope those punks get what they deserve.

GeorgeBMac said:

Epic has two things going for them that, I think, will insure that don't lose in this battle (a battle which nobody will actually win):

-- Apple is the new IBM and Epic is attacking them using the same tactics Jobs used to attack IBM -- and those tactics are obviously effective.

-- Apple has fallen far behind in gaming where they, at one time, held a commanding lead.   They need major, serious games to take on the major, serious players.  Kicking a major player out is only going to dig that hole they're in even deeper.  Apple needs Epic and, long term, Epic needs Apple.

Apple has always had the willingness and ability to cooperate with and find mutually common ground even with competitors (like Microsoft and Google) and I think that they will do so again here.

But, right now their hands are pretty well tied:   Epic wants special concessions from Apple and its App Store rules while Apple is facing anti-trust attacks from other players and its own government.   Their main defense for the App Store is that its rules are consistent across the board, that they are not playing favorites.   If they cave to Epic and give them a special deal they feed those anti-trust attacks.   Epic's timing on this is atrocious, they are putting Apple into a lose-lose situation.   While their marketing campaign is brilliant, their timing is very stupid.