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> Apple will revoke Sunbird’s access How do your expect that they will do this? IIUC they are basically logging in to real Apple hardware with the users creden
by kevincox 3y ago
> Apple will revoke Sunbird’s access
How do your expect that they will do this? IIUC they are basically logging in to real Apple hardware with the users credentials. There is nothing concrete that can be used to identify these sessions. (Obviously things like shared IPs, reused machines and other patterns can be used, but these aren't 100% accurate).
That being said it surprises me that this can be profitable. If they run multiple users on the same hardware they risk being banned pretty quickly. In theory they can reuse hardware after user churn but that can probably be done a limited number of times. Is old used Apple hardware just so cheap that they can buy them then resell for a reasonable cost?
- kergonath 3y agoConsidering their security practices, I would bet that they virtualised macOS more or less legally and hoped nobody would look too closely.
- kevincox 3y agoSounds like if you were running more than a couple of customers on the same hardware it would be easy for Apple to swat you. Since IIRC iMessage is authenticated with device keys so all VMs on the device would share the same key. Maybe they are betting that A) Apple doesn't care enough B) They aren't technically breaking any rules C) Enough "real" people do have multiple VMs signed into iMessage that they don't stand out enough to get blocked.
- kergonath 3y agoI entirely agree. > Maybe they are betting that A) Apple doesn't care enough B) They aren't technically breaking any rules C) Enough "real" people do have multiple VMs signed into iMessage that they don't stand out enough to get blocked. We seem to get a scam startup à la Psystar every couple of years. Some of them seem to believe that they’re too small and not worth Apple’s lawyers’ time, and other seem to be convinced that they are within their rights and Apple an evil monopolist.