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iDarKz t1_ja9s2l0 wrote

Surely it’s much better than phone backs held with tough glue and non standard screws but « in less than 5 minutes » makes me laugh a bit.

The last phone I owned with a removable battery was a Galaxy Nexus and I could swap the battery in less than 10 seconds using only my fingernail.

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tablepennywad t1_ja9ffsv wrote

The way this phone is put together isn’t inherently different or better than Samsungs budget phones. They look very similar in repairability except maybe the pull off backs like the older phones have. So really it’s just a 5 year old chassis design they are returning to and now advertising it as so,etching better.

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tshwashere t1_ja8pnev wrote

Nope, nothing wrong with it and won't be misused. (Remembers the early Sony cameras with infrared that could see through clothes) Nope, nothing wrong here, move along.

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Larsaf t1_ja8mqts wrote

Ohh, suuuure. That’s why Macs with MDM constantly get hacked, and nobody uses them anymore.

Edit: No, what Apple’s MDM has instead is a button to take all selected machines out of it. It’s the organizations using it that don’t want to use it. Stop pretending this is Apple’s fault.

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modestlaw t1_ja8m220 wrote

The back door already exist.

Apple can already remove the lock, they just don't do it for enterprise machines

This isn't even an instance where information security is a concern, the drives are already wiped. This is to complete the factory reset and establish a new user.

And to get ahead of your "but what if its a stolen laptop" Apple already confirms the machine hasn't been stolen before unlocking them for non enterprise machines.

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modestlaw t1_ja88be2 wrote

Apple will remove activation lock on a second hand machine with a proof of purchase, but they will explicitly refuse to do it if the computer uses Apple MDM (a feature only used by enterprise) even if you can demonstrate you lawfully received the machines from the company.

Hell, I'm sure these refurbishers would even be willing to pay $20 a machine to get it done. This isn't about protecting users, it's about controlling the volume of second hand MacBooks in the market

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