It’s not Apple’s fault that people don’t RTFM and disable the locks before getting rid of their old devices. It’s absurd to claim this is Apple’s MO or that it

It’s not Apple’s fault that people don’t RTFM and disable the locks before getting rid of their old devices. It’s absurd to claim this is Apple’s MO or that it would make a dent in their numbers. If you have proof, show us the receipts. That whole article is mostly hand waving trying to hide the few words that admit that, yes, it was the previous owner that left it locked. If it were that easy to break into a $3000 product, and the stolen goods market intensified, then that’s more laptops Apple has to make because more victims must replace their equipment. So your environmental argument breaks even at best. Which scenario would expend more natural resources?