Re:Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: 'We took step...
by crazygringo on Saturday December 16, 2023 @02:32PM
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It's a good question. On a previous thread, someone here mentioned that it allows for Hackintoshes.
As long as the people using fake serials are a small group of hackers, developers, etc. who are hardcore Apple fans in the first place and merely building things for personal use, I can see Apple intentionally turning a blind eye.
But once that starts getting abused to build a consumer product at scale, it becomes a whole different story.
And I have to imagine it becomes difficult when dealing with old devices, 99% of which have long since been thrown out or recycled, and those serial numbers are ripe for re-use, but there are still people using 10-year-old iPads.
As long as the people using fake serials are a small group of hackers, developers, etc. who are hardcore Apple fans in the first place and merely building things for personal use, I can see Apple intentionally turning a blind eye.
But once that starts getting abused to build a consumer product at scale, it becomes a whole different story.
And I have to imagine it becomes difficult when dealing with old devices, 99% of which have long since been thrown out or recycled, and those serial numbers are ripe for re-use, but there are still people using 10-year-old iPads.