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True, it could be just preferencehaha or he just wanted an iphone?
I'll admit I was trying to do a simple evaluation here. I guess it's probably moot anyway because people who are mugging other people for a trackable phone in broad daylight probably aren't considering business strategies, demands, basic economics, or risk/rewards at any high intellectual level to begin with, but just a thought.i've read your post and your opinion/statement looks legit for me.
but on the other hand it would not be worth for the robber to try to steal
a iphone if the risks are getting higher for him, for example his life?
like he is getting knocked down on the floor with his mouth open and drooling,
because he entered the door with iphone filled scums?
example: robber want to rob the guy with the iphone but, he is standing 100 metres away from him.
and the guy with the blackberry 80 metres away and the cops are on 105 metres, what should the robber do,
take the risk being caught to get the iphone for a higher profit and being a pimp?
and if the robber take the blackberry from 80metres and can escape from the cops,
for a much lower profit and not being locked up in jail facing O humiliation lol.
but you will never know as a robber, that is the risk that a robber has to take as his (business-work-sense)
But yes, you're correct: theoretically, there is the risk/reward and tradeoff at play here: does the robber go after the Iphone knowing he/she has a higher risk of getting caught, but if escapes, makes more money? Or do they go after the safer, cheaper bet?
We see this in nature between predator/prey relationships and competition over food sources. Interesting dynamics to be sure.
Most likely? iPhone is a hot word on the streets and sells for some money; it's a highly-valued product overall (not individually of course as others have preferences). Thus, I guess if you're going to rob, concentrate on what you know you can make a profit on.12-13-11 02:39 AM - OR... maybe the robber is familiar with the strong security association with Blackberries that he just doesn't wanna go near it??
Kinda like when you put the little adt lawn sign up, pretty sure most robbers will skip your house altogether
well thats my positive spin on it!
ps go bb in columbia lolLast edited by msmara; 12-13-11 at 04:42 AM.
12-13-11 04:38 AM - He probably was trying to steal it for the app " My drug diary, keep track of tracks"True, it could be just preference
I'll admit I was trying to do a simple evaluation here. I guess it's probably moot anyway because people who are mugging other people for a trackable phone in broad daylight probably aren't considering business strategies, demands, basic economics, or risk/rewards at any high intellectual level to begin with, but just a thought.
But yes, you're correct: theoretically, there is the risk/reward and tradeoff at play here: does the robber go after the Iphone knowing he/she has a higher risk of getting caught, but if escapes, makes more money? Or do they go after the safer, cheaper bet?
We see this in nature between predator/prey relationships and competition over food sources. Interesting dynamics to be sure.
Most likely? iPhone is a hot word on the streets and sells for some money; it's a highly-valued product overall (not individually of course as others have preferences). Thus, I guess if you're going to rob, concentrate on what you know you can make a profit on.
Or
He can rip into your bank details easier than on a BlackBerry.
12-13-11 04:57 AM - Exactly!It's funny they say the mugger was looking for iPhones and all those people had BlackBerries...lol. If you think about it, it doesn't sound right.
I was reading the article and I didn't pay attention to the iPhone part (since we are used to lot of hate towards BB) ... but then this hit me:
I don't know what was the intention of this article, but I LOLed a lotThe frightened student immediately took out his phone and handed it over. But it was a BlackBerry.
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Then another student suddenly appeared in the hallway...
That student immediately pulled out his phone and handed it over. It, too, was a BlackBerry12-13-11 05:39 AM - App Store - Find My iPhoneOr maybe just maybe the mugger was smart and knew that with Blackberrys can be locked down using Protect. iPhones are easy pickings
Course, the one advantage the BlackBerry does have is blacklisted PINs, although to be honest both phones have unique IMEI numbers that could be blacklisted as well....12-13-11 12:11 PM - As far as I know blocking IMEI only applies to the country the phone was sold, if the carrier even bothers.App Store - Find My iPhone
Course, the one advantage the BlackBerry does have is blacklisted PINs, although to be honest both phones have unique IMEI numbers that could be blacklisted as well....
Pin blocking is world wide.12-13-11 01:04 PM
