Gizmodo's Steve Jobs Plate article...

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Today the internet technology blog Gizmodo posted an article entitled "The Mystery of Steve Jobs' Plateless Benz". It pointed out and picked apart the details of the fact that Steve Jobs' car doesn't have plates.

Here is a small excerpt

If you ranked the things in life that Jobs seems perfectly content to ignore, license plates would be up there with Handicap parking spaces, three-piece suits and customer demands. The proof, as it were, is all over Flickr.

His 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG has been shot without proper attire more times than an HP marketing contractor.

The only thing more abundant than the photos are the myriad theories behind how Silicon Valley's most notorious PL8 H8TR generates this special vehicular-code distortion field.

Some claim their absence is linked to certain privacy concessions. Others insist that overzealous fanboys swipe the roadster's tags every time they're mounted. These are usually these same folks who whisper of a special Back to the Future-style, state-issued barcode (it's actually the vehicle identification number), secret agreements with a shadow branch of DMV (nope), and even a custom-built mechanized plate retractor (Steve: You build it, we'll buy it. As usual.).

Read the full article at GIZMODO

So, Do you think Gizmodo's Article crosses the line? Is it Fine Reporting or
Creepy Stalking?

And what do you think about Steve Jobs' plate free ride?

Discuss...

About Gizmodo: Gizmodo is an internet technology blog owned and run by Gawker Media. Gizmodo is ranked number 2 (Tied with Mashable) out of the top 100 blog sites by Technorati. It is known for leaking the iPhone 4 before its release among other things.

About Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs is the CEO and cofounder of Apple Incorporated. Apple inc. is a consumer electronics corporation known for their line of Macintosh computers, iPod mp3 players, and Smartphones. Steve Jobs additionally Founded Pixar (formerly the computer graphics division of LucasFilm)