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Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook by oneeyedpigeon on Friday October 13, 2023 @06:10AM (#37868899)
Because of this one extreme case that will almost certainly never affect you, that you can easily work around, you should abandon all the other benefits of 'buying Apple'?
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Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook by swagempire on Friday October 13, 2023 @07:35AM (#37869438)
He can't work around it -- that seems to be the problem.
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Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook by oneeyedpigeon on Friday October 13, 2023 @07:37AM (#37869453)
This specific person can't, after the event, no. But you're advising people reading this thread to avoid Apple in future.
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Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook by swagempire on Friday October 13, 2023 @09:32AM (#37870407)
I suppose if I was a big influencer like John Dvorak -- you'd have a point. But I have 38 points on Hacker News. You might be the only person listening to me :p
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Re:Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook by oneeyedpigeon on Friday October 13, 2023 @10:01AM (#37870735)
Well, I already bought and gave up on my Macbook, so I'm a lost cause ;)
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