Remember that one, but honestly: not worth much testing a device exclusively in laboratory settings and not in real life situations.
It is a risk but I think not one you can and should avoid. At least if you want your mobile device to perform.
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proudblond@lemmy.world 3 days agoThere was a big scandal some years back because an Apple employee left a prototype phone at the bar/restaurant next to the campus, so they definitely do it. I’m a bit surprised that they didn’t crack down harder after that incident, but to be fair to this guy, he didn’t take it out and about and just took it home. I can’t say I’d be overly worried about something happening to it if it was just at my house, but I also don’t have people crashing with me frequently…
EntropyPure@lemmy.world 3 days ago
chellomere@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Yeah, when I was working for one major smartphone manufacturer, we were handed prototype phones to take home and test.
sawdustprophet@midwest.social 3 days ago
That incident was 15 years ago It’s entirely possible that they did tighten things up, but relaxed those changes after several years. Probably not relaxed now, though…
proudblond@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Knock it off with that making me feel old stuff, geeze man. (Holy shit, it’s been 15 years?!)