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Jobs' Glass Elevator Locks in Group Customers
Juha-Matti Laurio writes "Not eight days after Apple's new New York flagship store was unveiled, Stevie Jobs' fantastical glass elevator began acting a bit wonky, first opening and shutting its doors, then finally sealing in its passengers on the upper level. Apple store employees worked their hardest to release the bunch, but eventually the NYPD had to be called; the elevator's hydraulic system had to be drained. Close-up picture included to the source story as well."
From the submission: Juha-Matti Laurio writes "Not eight days after Apple's new New York flagship store was unveiled, Stevie Job's fantastical glass elevator began acting a bit wonky, first opening and shutting its doors, then finally sealing in its passengers on the upper level. Apple store employees worked their hardest to release the bunch, but eventually the NYPD had to be called; the elevator's hydraulic system had to be drained. Close-up picture included to the source story as well."
From the Engadget article linked in the submission: Well, that was fast. Not eight days after Apple's new flagship store was unveiled, Stevie J.'s fantastical glass elevator began acting a bit wonky, first opening and shutting its doors, then finally sealing in its passengers on the upper level. Apple store employees worked their hardest to release the bunch, but eventually the NYPD had to be called; the elevator's hydraulic system had to be drained, and the confined group was let out in the store's bowels (i.e. lower level).
They even ripped off the nonsensical title of the article itself!
Slashdot title: Apple: Jobs' Glass Elevator Locks in Group Customers
Engadget title: Jobs' glass elevator locks in group customers.
Shouldn't there be an 'of' in there? Maybe an 'a'? I'm thinking "Jobs' glass elevator locks in a group of customers." But the submitter couldn't even be bothered to add three little letters to make it a read more smoothly.
Slashdot submitter: Juha-Matti Laurio.
Engadget blogger: Ryan Block.
Removing a couple phrases and tacking one sentence of your own onto the end of the submission does NOT make it your own original work. If you're going to rip off your source word-for-word, at least have the courtesy to cite them instead of representing their work as your own.
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