Short Bytes: According to the various media reports and people on Twitter and Reddit, people are stealing iPad Pro’s Apple Pencils from Apple Stores. It’s reported that due to these theft, there are very less Apple Pencil demo units in stores. Read more to know the whole story.
The reason why Apple Pencils are disappearing from the Apple Stores might surprise you. Yes, this is happening as people are stealing the Apple Pencils from the Apple Stores.
According to the various media reports on the web and people tweeting their experiences, Apple Pencil needs to be un-tethered from the iPad Pro – hence anyone can pick it and steal it.
.@marcoarment yesterday saw guy next to me steal a limited supply Apple pencil demo unit. Employees didn’t bother chasing him
— Faisal Qureshi (@fqure) November 18, 2015
People visiting the Apple Stores are reporting that the most of the demo units are stolen. “Yesterday saw guy next to me steal a limited supply Apple pencil demo unit. Employees didn’t bother chasing him,” a Twitter user tweeted. A Reddit user IMPRNTD said, “[m]y local store in Canada mentioned that most of the Apple Pencils were stolen.”
It’s sad Apple did not think of how to prevent Apple Pencil theft (easy solution too). Lots were stolen at the @MetropolisatMet store.
— Nathan Lam (@itsnathanlam) November 18, 2015
It should be noted that unlike other Apple devices, Apple Pencil comes without any security mechanism, hence there isn’t anything that could be done after the theft.
It should be noted that the stylus works exclusively with the iPad Pro. So, the thief won’t be having much to do with it beside listing it on eBay.
fossBytes has reached out to Apple for comment on the issue and will update the story when we hear back.
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