I am always perplexed by stories like this. These ports are on all sorts of machines from all sorts of vendors - deliberately crippling your self-branded hardwa

I am always perplexed by stories like this. These ports are on all sorts of machines from all sorts of vendors - deliberately crippling your self-branded hardware that can easily be swapped out for a working version (potentially with a refund in some jurisdictions) seems very shortsighted.