I'm not sure about it but as mentioned in the linked ars article I think the main point in both cases is to raise the price of entrance. The pentalobe screw dri

I'm not sure about it but as mentioned in the linked ars article I think the main point in both cases is to raise the price of entrance. The pentalobe screw driver might remain less cheap than others more common screw drivers, and in the case of the thunderbolt cable maybe they knew the authentication chip would be cracked but in any case it will raise the manufacturing cost of the cable by making it more complex.