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Re:Older iPhones Bricked for Being Too Outdated – Locking Us... by throwaway0x7E6 on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @08:37AM (#34080527)
do you picture a mugger or a pickpocket caring about the economic perspective?
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Re:Older iPhones Bricked for Being Too Outdated – Locking Us... by rosnd on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @08:54AM (#34080745)
Of course they do. Until third party repair shops created a huge market for stolen iPhone parts, stealing them was significantly less attractive than other phones.
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