I mean I know it's been a while since the device had been released, but what was Apple expecting? People wouldn't find it? I'm just sick of seeing stuff like t

I mean I know it's been a while since the device had been released, but what was Apple expecting? People wouldn't find it? I'm just sick of seeing stuff like this. They invested at least tens of thousands of dollars to develop a custom component like this for the obvious purpose of keeping power users out. To me, this is another case of Apple not caring at all about their customers. I remember the days of the iPod where users could flash their own firmware to the device they purchased. I remember not liking some features they added to the iPod OS and being able to downgrade to retain old features. I understand the desire to dumb things down for your average user. I understand wanting to provide quality software alongside your hardware. What I don't understand is why do I not own the hardware I purchase? If I flash my own firmware, do what you want. Block me from downloading new updates, remove my access to any Apple-provided content. I don't care, just let me load up what software I want. This is why people were mad at Sony in the PS3 days. Maybe I'm rambling. Just put a diagnostic port in the device and save some engineering money that would be better invested in cooling your laptops or providing a standard, widely adopted port like USB C in your phones. Don't focus on the things that will just detract users from your platform.