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Really depends if it really is a good thing. Stolen devices are an edge case and devices bricked because of such protection are probably numerous.

• taneq 5y ago
  Stolen devices are an edge case because it removes the incentive to steal the devices. Back when mobile phones first started becoming popular they were an equally popular smash-and-grab item. Now? Not so much.
  • raxxorrax 5y ago
    But most phones don't have physical reset buttons, so all of them have this kind of protection without the shenanigans of account de-association.
    • swiftcoder 5y ago
      Are there any extant android devices that can't be factory reset from the bootloader menu?
  • AnonHP 5y ago
    Devices are (and have been) stolen and sold to strip them for parts. The value may be lower, but it’s nowhere close to zero.