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> On the other hand makes theft of Macbooks unprofitable. Only if the thief knows that. An organized robbery ring might. The opportunistic kid hanging around t
by rchaud 4y ago
> On the other hand makes theft of Macbooks unprofitable.
Only if the thief knows that. An organized robbery ring might. The opportunistic kid hanging around the cafeteria or coffee who has 5 seconds to swoop may not.
If my laptop gets stolen, I might have the last laugh, but it'll be a forced one.
- s_dev 4y agoThe reason laptops or phones are stolen is simply because they're perceived as valuable. If stealing an Apple product isn't perceived as a good opportunity people will opt to steal other phones and laptops instead. It will take time for this feedback loop to be circled a few times.
- fmajid 4y agoEven the thickest of individual thieves will soon get it that "Apple log" == "impossible to fence". They'll still be stripped for parts and there are some shady Chinese factories that can actually defeat Apple's locks, but it's statistically insignificant.
- tomjen3 4y agoIt will participate in Find My, so you can take your phone, get the location and have a chat with the person who stole it. But yeah, I wish Apple would run some ads about this feature, so that would be theives would realize they were worthless.