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Re:Older iPhones Bricked for Being Too Outdated – Locking Us... by throwaway0x7E6 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @07:11AM (#34079620)
>Most fall apart within two.

lol

half the people in the third world use their phones for 5+ years

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Re:Older iPhones Bricked for Being Too Outdated – Locking Us... by jquery on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @07:40AM (#34079922)
And many of them are walking around 100% compromised from a security perspective.
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Re:Older iPhones Bricked for Being Too Outdated – Locking Us... by throwaway0x7E6 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @08:33AM (#34080493)
even if that was true, they'd rather have a vulnerable device than a brick. just like they'd rather not have their 5+ year old car seized and their 5+ year old house demolished for their own safety
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