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Re:The End of OS X by alacombe on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @05:54PM (#23620843)
> As an owner, I want to be sure that when I lock a device, it's actually unusable to anyone else. So this is good (for me).

You want your data to be inaccessible. Not providing a way to factory-reset a perfectly functioning device (say, by replacing a modular storage) is just irresponsible.

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Re:The End of OS X by comex on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @10:27PM (#23623275)
No, you want it to be unusable, because this greatly reduces the incentive for theft.
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Re:The End of OS X by oneplane on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @06:54PM (#23621406)
Well, I want my device to only be usable to me unless I say otherwise. When I sell it I'll sell it unlocked.
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