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> When they see you don't have AppleCare (or AppleCare+, or AppleCare++, whatever they want to call it) on a device they will deliberately cause that device to
by jfk13 8y ago
> When they see you don't have AppleCare (or AppleCare+, or AppleCare++, whatever they want to call it) on a device they will deliberately cause that device to malfunction using a device-specific OTA update that causes things like dead pixels, and other visible obstructions that make the device slightly less usable than it was before.
Citation? I haven't seen any indication that this has happened to any of the Apple devices I've used, over quite a number of years.
- arthurcolle 8y agohttps://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6258083/amp/Undercover-investigation-video-Apple-Genius-Bar-tells-customer-cost-fixing-new-laptop.html https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl... Same bullshit, different context. We have no way of knowing for sure because there are no accepted network traffic monitors and no packet-sniffing capabilities with iPhones or iPads. But my iPad started developing mysterious problems the day after the warranty expired and a line of dead pixels appeared on a device that was never shocked physically in any manner, and was sitting most of the time on a table next to my couch. I'm glad it hasn't happened to you. Lucky you.