Yes, I inferred that by having machines that were thought to be destroyed, the PC refurbisher got them in violation of an agreement. > Why would he pay for dev

Yes, I inferred that by having machines that were thought to be destroyed, the PC refurbisher got them in violation of an agreement. > Why would he pay for devices that he would be contractually obligated to destroy, at his own expense? That assumes RDKL was the original service provider chosen to destroy the macbooks; it's also probable that RDKL purchased those dumped machines from another service provider, the latter collecting not only the fee to destroy the machine but revenue for reselling usable machines.