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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by fmajid on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @12:29PM (#34506873)
Not necessarily, one of them gave the example of machines acquired at bankruptcy.
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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by hedora on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:22PM (#34507688)
The bankruptcy court should have compelled the former owner to sell the laptops instead of scrapping them. The proceeds would go to creditors.

I’m sure there are plenty of court precedents around bankrupt businesses trashing assets out of spite rather than selling them.

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Re:MacBooks from 2020 Are Being Sold for Scrap Because of Ac... by fmajid on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:54PM (#34511055)
If the IT staff have been laid off already, there is no one left to wipe the devices. You can't really expect the bankruptcy administrators to know this (yet).
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