Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of Activation Lock [video]

Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by Nifty3929 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:49AM (#36677269)

I think the point is not (just) data protection, but also to discourage theft by making them useless if stolen.

Apple is doing the right thing here.

This might be avoided if our justice system was willing and able to go after these thieves, despite their relatively low-value crimes.

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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by thefz on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @02:52AM (#36677291)

So again, it's not the mega corporation that is greedy, it's the poor. Wow!

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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by guimplen on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @06:41AM (#36679069)

It's no "the poor" its the thieves. Are you insinuating that all poor people are thieves?

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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by thefz on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @07:15AM (#36679345)

No. But most thieves steal because of their financial situation, I would guess.

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Re:Perfectly good M1 MacBooks are being scrapped because of ... by tomjen3 on Tuesday July 11, 2023 @10:22AM (#36681385)

Most theives are poor, but most crime is committed by a very small number of people who are opportunitiest. Remove the oppertunity and you remove the criminal.

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