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"Obviously stolen"? Where is this reported as being true?

And even so, would it have made a difference to you if it was on Wikileaks instead? Be careful what you're choosing to condemn in your support of Apple.

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I'd like a clear explenation of this as well. So far I've seen this claim repeated again and again by Apple fanboys, but everything I read seem to indicate that it was lost (and then passed around).

Would anyone have cared at all or defended this if this was a lost OpenMoko or something equally irellevant?

I would have cared if it was my phone. I don't understand how you can classify this is anything BUT a stolen phone. If I leave my phone at a bar and some guy runs off with it, it's stolen.

I once left my wallet on top of a gas pump while filling up my car. I drove away, realized my mistake, and was back within a couple of minutes. My wallet was predictably gone. Is that 'finders keepers'? Nope, it's a stolen wallet.

Same thing.

Say you leave your phone at a bar and some guy finds it. He then calls you, and asks how to send it back. You tell him to fuck off.

Is it still stolen?

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