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A comment on MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Activation Lock. Parent comment

Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by kolinko on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:20AM (#34505645)
It goes to scrap if the previous owner didn’t erase it properly. If you do a proper erase, it can be used by a new person with no prob.

It’s a safety measure against laptop thieves - if you steal a macbook you cannot resell it.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by uoaei on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:44AM (#34506093)
It's also a remarkably effective e-waste creation program. But I don't see the sense in creating more (probably poorly controlled) e-waste as a solution to this problem.
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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by mannerheim on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:10PM (#34511259)
Thieves eventually learn not to steal worthless bricks.
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