$100,000 prototype laptop stolen from Apple's campus in 2009?

Zirana, a startup company with the goal to make Zirana.com "a one stop shop for all local information" for "residents of small and medium sized towns all across the world," including Cupertino, is reporting that a prototype laptop was stolen from Apple's campus sometime in 2009:

Trade Secret Theft/Possession of Stolen Property - Infinite Loop
Between 1/1 and 12/18, unknown suspect(s) took a prototype laptop worth about $100,000 from Apple Computers on Infinite Loop using an unknown method. The suspect(s) sold it to another suspect. Deputies recovered the laptop from the second suspect and he was released pending further investigation.

Given that the laptop was a prototype, it's no surprise that it could be worth $100,000. And if Apple is having internal theft problems, it's no wonder they acted so swiftly and decisively to stop Gawker's (coincidentally) $100,000 bounty on Apple's tablet.

As Zirana states, the prototype laptop has since been recovered. It should be noted, however, that Zirana's information on the theft is user generated and does not originate from an official police report or an Apple spokesperson. Then again, maybe that 3GS commercial took its inspiration from real life events?

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Source: http://www.zirana.com/cupertino/crime/cupertino_weekly_summa…

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ars_workerbee

FWIW, I saw this somewhere else, similarly without any additional details or research. In about 3 minutes, I was able to find a report online, directly from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's office, about a theft at 1 Infinite Loop.

January 25 2010 at 11:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

jonathanla

"And if Apple is having internal theft problems, it's no wonder they acted so swiftly and decisively to stop Gawker's (coincidentally) $100,000 bounty on Apple's tablet."

This is such shoddy reporting. If this is your personal view then fine but back it up with some facts and clearly define it as an editorial.

January 25 2010 at 3:02 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

brian Nesbitt

i wonder if they used back to my mac to track it.....

January 25 2010 at 12:08 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Richard

"Between 1/1 and 12/18..."

So the time frame in which it was stolen is...one YEAR?

January 24 2010 at 1:12 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Dogzilla

"Between", not "From"

January 24 2010 at 8:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JKT