Oh no! A basic security measures violation. At the very least drive to the other side of the shopping center and park there. Or better yet leave it at the Apple Store as mentioned in the article.

Sounds like a good setup for a sting operation.

Considering that a mother and daughter were murdered at this mall not so long ago despite it being a “high end” retailer, this isn’t exactly surprising.

It’s a really bad Visa commercial:

Walking out of the mall with a new Macbook Pro:  $2000.
Making it out of the mall parking lot alive: Priceless.

How many of these owners made sure the computer was left in their trunk?  Did any of these owners have a trunk where it was not obvious what the contents was?  Did any of these owners think that they might do better at the very least to cover the computer with a beach umbrella, or rain jacket?  Maybe it is time for the mall in question to at least put in the parking lot signs to keep valuables under wraps when shopping so it isn’t obvious there is something valuable.  One thing this does point to is the need for Apple to use non-descript boxes to cover their machines.