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It also presumably further discourages theft since it negatively impacts the ability to “part out” stolen devices to work around activation locks. Basically onc
by kitsunesoba 5y ago
It also presumably further discourages theft since it negatively impacts the ability to “part out” stolen devices to work around activation locks. Basically once the owner remotely locks the stolen device, it becomes almost worthless until it’s back in the owner’s possession.
- makeitdouble 5y agoThis looks to me like a tradeoff we collectively haven’t agreed upon for any other device. To take the perennial car analogy, car theft is a widespread enough phenomenon, but we haven’t settled on breaking central functionalities each time a repair is done outside network. To push a bit further, steeply lowering phone price would also critically deter theft, why not go that option if it’s that important ?
- judge2020 5y agoWell, imagine Tesla implements a feature to put a car in lost mode and it suddenly can't be driven, even with a key. At that point, the only thing the car thief could do is strip it for parts and sell them on ebay or the like.
- makeitdouble 5y agoTo stay in the analogy, I see it more like being forbidden to open your car with the key fob because you had the door bumps straightened. In our actual case, Apple isn't reacting to a lost mode request, and would be blocking any third party screen repair, under any circumstance.