Confirmed: Verizon Nexus One Cancelled

[Roy Aguilera]

Under a California law dating back to 1872, any person who finds lost property and knows who the owner is likely to be but "appropriates such property to his own use" is guilty of theft. If the value of the property exceeds $400, more serious charges of grand theft can be filed. In addition, a second state law says that any person who knowingly receives property that has been obtained illegally can be imprisoned for up to one year.


Lost iPhone prototype spurs police probe | Apple - CNET News

All right there.


Its pretty cut and dry. They knew they purchased something that wasn't that guys to sell. That guy should also be thrown in jail for theft. He out and out stole it, and Gizmodo bought stolen goods.

Let alone all the trade secrets that got bought and sold.

Thanks. Had no idea how or when they got it. Thought they found it in the subway/train or something.

 

[thevoiceless]

The one bright side to this whole situation seems to be that waiting for the N1 kept me away from the Droid long enough for the Incredible to be released...

 

[GenericMessage]

Thanks. Had no idea how or when they got it. Thought they found it in the subway/train or something.

The "un-named" person who "found" it, said he found it in a bar. Apparently the engineer for apple was drinking too much and left the device behind.

Smells like crap to me. If you where entrusted with millions of dollars of research, do you think you'd accidentally misplace it in a bar? No.



AAAAAND: http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/26/police-investigating-lost-iphone-prototype-raid-gizmodo-editors/1#c27439562 It has begun

 

[solideliquid]

The "un-named" person who "found" it, said he found it in a bar. Apparently the engineer for apple was drinking too much and left the device behind.

Smells like crap to me. If you where entrusted with millions of dollars of research, do you think you'd accidentally misplace it in a bar? No.



AAAAAND: Police investigating lost iPhone prototype raid Gizmodo editor's home -- Engadget It has begun

I wonder why the police department is investigating. After all, doesn't someone have to file a report or theft or something before the police can start investigating?

 

[GenericMessage]

I wonder why the police department is investigating. After all, doesn't someone have to file a report or theft or something before the police can start investigating?

If a car is going 15 MPH over the speed limit, do the police wait for someone to report it? No. They take action.


They read what Gizmodo posted and such. They openly admitted to paying this guy for property that wasn't his! That is ILLEGAL.

Gizmodo just figured that they had "freedom of the press" on their side. What they didn't think through is that the press can't just break the law

 

[Cory Streater]

So anyway... Back to the Nexus One.

 

[mtb1981]

So anyway... Back to the Nexus One.

+1 for Cory.

 

[GenericMessage]

So anyway... Back to the Nexus One.

Or lack thereof.


How many of you folks are still holding out for the N1 and WHY?

 

[Cory Streater]

I don't know if this will make anyone feel any better, but here's a pretty favorable comparison of the Incredible vs. the Nexus One that Techno Buffalo did today.

 

[asad47]

bAN vERIZON

 

[ChuckG73]

I am coming to terms with the news. This really does make sense...the lesson that Google hopefully learned from this experiment, is sell on VZW first..... I read somewhere that the whole reason they said it was coming to Verizon was to keep customers with their current carriers and not to have people switch carrier based on the Nexus One.

 

[danswartz]

It is hard to feel sorry for google.

Verizon is the biggest provider in the country (if memory serves), if they were smart, they would have gone with the CDMA phone first, and not pulled an apple by delivering a GSM phone to t-mobile. Fortunately, I gave up several days ago, and ordered an incredible, which should arrive in a couple of days. My only disappointment is that I really liked the N1 car dock/app combo, but maybe that will be available at some point for the Incredible.

 

[GenericMessage]

I mean, I don't see any reason to hold out for the N1 really. Since it seems it won't come.


Guess we're gonna get a lot more Droids and incredible's out there

 

[pachenkster]

Sucks. Was really looking forward to the Nexus One on Verizon since the site first said it would be coming. I don't understanding why people say that the N1 and D. Incredible are the same thing. Updated hardware, yes; it's a completely different home screen experience. I don't want Sense or any UI on top of stock vanilla Android, where you get get the latest updates quickly (my primary reason for wanting the N1; that and form factor; and actually having THE Google Phone). I guess I just have to wait for the next Google-designed phone, whatever carrier. Hopefully, it's still keyboard-less...

Please, don't be the Shadow... (repeat to fade)

 

[ChuckG73]

I am feeling a bit like I should switch to AT&T and get the N1. It is so much prettier than the Incredible. I wish Verizon would have given us the chance to decide for ourselves...I am going to be so pissed when Froyo comes out and I am stuck with the Incredible and waiting six months for the upgrade......

 

[aquaj13]

i heard the shadow was the nexus 2. and there would be news in the coming months of this. It is rumored for verizon this summer. if there was real evidence of this I would hold off on getting the Incredible. course, that is probably why we won't hear about this, so they sell more incredibles.
I don't know if I can make it with my eris until the end of the summer. I thought I was going to be getting a cool google phone soon, haha.

 

[aquaj13]

chuck i feel you. at&t has no 3G in my area or I would switch as well. How about the evo on sprint. that phones looks awesome.

 

[ChuckG73]

What about when the CDMA version releases for Sprint, why wouldn't you be able to set it up on Verizon?

 

[aquaj13]

I have been told by too many people that sprint and verizon don't play nice when it comes to using each others phones on the others network. If it were that easy I would buy the evo and use it on verizon.

 

[GenericMessage]

I am feeling a bit like I should switch to AT&T and get the N1. It is so much prettier than the Incredible. I wish Verizon would have given us the chance to decide for ourselves...I am going to be so pissed when Froyo comes out and I am stuck with the Incredible and waiting six months for the upgrade......

If you desire to switch carriers entirely because of a phone you're going to forget about in 6 months, more power to you sir.