WiFi Thieves

On Wednesday I sat upstairs in the London Apple Store checking my email on my laptop through their WiFi connection. I was surprised to find how pretty scarce WiFi is in London, so I just popped up the steps and plonked myself down. Within a short while I noticed I was being buzzed by the security guards and staff members. "Can you believe it?" one whispered. What? OK, so I was the only fellow in the whole store with a black IBM notebook open…  hadn’t they heard all things Chinese were trendy??

Anyway, the following story made me chuckle: a guy sat in a car outside someone’s house has been charged with a third degree felony in Florida. He just pulled up and found a WiFi hotspot. Then the disgruntled owner reported him.

PC users in Apple stores – you have been warned!

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