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> When you install a blank motherboard, you need to key in the desired serial number. If you make a mistake, you are supposed to ask apple to re-ship a blank W
by josephcsible 3y ago
> When you install a blank motherboard, you need to key in the desired serial number. If you make a mistake, you are supposed to ask apple to re-ship a blank
Why is "you made a typo entering a serial number, so we're going to hard brick an expensive component" legal, especially in an age where politicians say they care about the environment?
- bzzzt 3y agoProbably because it's write once memory? (and tied into Apple validating the serial on activation for theft prevention). It's a repair process presumably done by a certified professional who should know there is no margin for error. I really can't imagine this kind of error causing more damage than, for example, users throwing full cups of coffee over their expensive laptops. Should we ban drinking coffee close to expensive laptops too then?
- josephcsible 3y agoMy complaint is that Apple went out of their way to make the process have no margin of error. Making it rewritable would have been less effort and less costly.