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.’”
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…
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.
Hol up. We’re not talking about murder, we’re talking about inconveniencing consumers. Engineers are not the wealthy, they are the middle class. They live in this capitalist hellscape, too. Principled stands are great, but if your proposed solution is that people should put their ability to get healthcare, food, and shelter on the line to not inconvenience consumers because legislation and regulation are too hard… That seems a bit much. Work on fixing the system rather than blaming the cogs.
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.
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.
so apple put a DRM on a glorified reed switch? and it’s legal somehow?
Laws exist for everyday people like you and me, not for megacorps like Apple. Laws and regulations are just minor business expenses to them.
A fine is just an calculable price to do something wrong, businesses love them, from the classic study:
https://rady.ucsd.edu/_files/faculty-research/uri-gneezy/fine.pdf
Parents used to arrive late to collect their children, forcing a teacher to stay after closing time. We introduced a monetary fine for late-coming parents. As a result, the number of late-coming parents increased significantly.
“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win,’” he added.
I was thinking about buying a Macbook Air and run Linux on it, just for the battery life. But then I read this shit and yea…
Also the current Linux offerings for Apple Silicon (M1/M2) are very much “Beta”. And have some serious battery efficiency issues, don’t currently support audio drivers, have some peripheral problems, etc.
Looking forward to using one once they get them up to speed though.
True, true. I dont know about you guys, but I am not having a lot of fun buying and building computers lately. Shit like this headline doesnt help.
The Framework laptop brand gives me hope.
Unfortunately they still seem have a relatively high cost for their performance. But you can’t beat the modular design.
Never heard of a lid-closed sensor being broken. Seems common in Apple?
