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WurzelGummidge t1_j6m3izw wrote

The cynic in me suggests that this is a feature, not a bug. Apple would far rather sell new machines than facilitate the second hand market.

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lietu t1_j6m4ga8 wrote

Is it really cynical to believe that Apple is only doing what Apple has demonstrated they want to and are willing to do over and over again?

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KingNathan90 t1_j6mbp2v wrote

And the more they're allowed to get away with, the bolder other companies will become.

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typesett t1_j6ntti7 wrote

they also demonstrated making laptops that can last more than a decade

my current home computer was purchased in 2011 i believe and i have trouble justifying an upgrade even now

i think what is 1000000% real is there is a tax on their best selling products. mac minis and Airs are decent priced when compared to premium PC options

roast these companies for shit they actually do not the sterotype. it's 2023 people, be smarter about how you perceive the world

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DMarquesPT t1_j6mo1ve wrote

How so? The IT managers at these companies can easily disable activation lock when resetting the MacBooks, thus allowing them to be resold or donated to be used by others.

It’s not Apple’s fault that they didn’t do their jobs properly

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terrymr t1_j6n7zsq wrote

Or these machines were sold to the recycler to be destroyed for security reasons.

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objective_opinions t1_j6nc16l wrote

This seems like what is happening here. The owner of these computers specifically wants them destroyed. I think that’s heinous and stupid. But it’s their property

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DMarquesPT t1_j6ngtl6 wrote

Yeah, that’s the real issue here. Erasing the encryption keys will safeguard their deleted data on disk, there’s no reason to perpetuate the myth

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medievalmachine t1_j6mqtwc wrote

The article says that the process for enterprises isn't the same, so.

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Gundea t1_j6mw9gh wrote

Enterprises can absolutely remove activation lock on managed MacBooks, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to buy my old work MacBook.

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medievalmachine t1_j6n1rsn wrote

Oh sure they can. Is it based on individual two factor authentication though, so a laptop for someone who was dismissed can’t be unlocked? I would assume that’s the issue for the M1 and newer laptops with fingerprint scanners. Can’t invite fired employees back to unlock, or remote employees, not worth the cost. They should resell them, but most won’t and in fact will pay to get rid of them securely, and to avoid corruption of an in-house team handling merchandise, basically.

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objective_opinions t1_j6n3tia wrote

No. It’s not. Enterprise MDM activation lock and personal activation lock are two different things. This is really blown out of proportion. Apple added a much needed feature. And there is documentation of it. A lot of documentation. And people and companies are either choosing not to turn off the lock are too lazy or too stupid.

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BamBam-BamBam t1_j6nxj54 wrote

I think it's a user education issue and kills the market for stolen Macs.

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vanhalenbr t1_j6pain2 wrote

Why Apple would force resell if they offer plenary of MDM solutions? If the company had a proper MDM or read the documentation they just could erase the machine with one click and had it ready to resell.

Looks like also the owner of the machines wanted it destroyed but the recycler wanted to do something dodgy.

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