DIY tinkerer invents MacBook tool that breaks Apple’s repair locks::“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win.’”

  • cybervseas@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I know Apple’s gonna Apple, but at some point you’d think someone over there would think this is all getting a bit silly…

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      1 year ago

      I’m sure all the normal workers think a lot of things they do is absurd and borderline criminal but money is money so they don’t care.

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        1 year ago

        At the end of the day, those restrictions are imposed on their engineers by the management in order to pump even higher their stock.

        And unless there aren’t any clear legal regulations preventing them doing so, they will continue with those scummy practices.

        That is one of the reasons why I refuse to buy any of their products and if a critical mass refuses to do so, this will directly impact their books and force them to do some corrections.

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      1 year ago

      I’d wager 80% of the cost of every apple device is nothing but covering the costs of research and development for fucking customers in the ass. they’ve put DRM on hall effect sensors, for fucks sake. All they do is detect the lid being closed, and you cant change them between computers.

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      1 year ago

      People know what they are getting into when they but this products. Still, they make the surprised Pikachu face when they charge them 1000 for a simple repair.

      I understand this is a matter of legislation, but we also need to hold consumers responsible for their stupidity. This isn’t a secret, this isn’t hidden, everyone knows that Apple Apples.