Why not? Apple won't do anything to help someone whose new Macbook got stolen. I'm sure the thief got help with it.
Wrong. Apple does have a database of all Macs reported stolen. Anyone calling in for support, or showing up for support, with a Mac that has that serial number will get a visit from the police shortly thereafter.
The thing is, the *police* don’t report the serials to Apple. It’s the owner’s responsibility to tell Apple, “Hey, someone stole my laptop, if you see it call the cops, will you?”
Oh, and by the way, since you’re about to shovel more FUD and say that “Apple would never ever help a user that way because Steve Jobs is teh d3v17!!!!!11111eleventy”:
Apple employee helps catch thief
Date: October 4, 2007
Publication: San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, CA)
SAN DIMAS - A man is in police custody today after he tried to register a stolen laptop under his name at the Apple store in Pasadena. Glendale resident Diesel Cisneros, 25, is being charged with receiving stolen property, said San Dimas Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Barker.
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