Thanks for bringing this to my attention; feels like the kind of thing an airgapped single-use server in a corner somewhere could become afflicted with. Worse,

Thanks for bringing this to my attention; feels like the kind of thing an airgapped single-use server in a corner somewhere could become afflicted with. Worse, if you have a twin backup unit, it may have the same issue. I've wondered what will happen to T2 Apple devices that cannot boot to anything except macOS & require online activation for first boot after reinstall, even years after purchase. When Apple eventually shuts down the T2 activation servers, do all these Macs become paperweights upon reset? It should be mentioned Apple still provides SW Update for 10.4.x which was released in the G4 era, so this isn't a looming issue like the 2026 MS Certificate.