Apple's T2 chip won't allow third-party repairs to your MacBook
- Kiyasuriin
- nYT
- 13 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2018Anyone else thought this is a good thing?
I mean it has to... moreIt's actually a good point. and believe me I am coming from the android realm. I do prefer that the brand I bought their phones will take care of my products AND NO ONE ELSE. (that means: Apple for iPhones. Samsung for their galaxies. etc).
KUDOS for bringing this up!
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- AnonD-800802
- vCK
- 13 Nov 2018
Anonymous, 13 Nov 2018Anyone else thought this is a good thing?
I mean it has to... moreThe thing is people here assume only Apple can repair Apple computers.
The article clearly states hardware. Third party repair shops can technically repair Apple computers as long as they use Apple authorised components and parts.
There's nothing wrong with this as it clearly protects the interests of the consumers by ensuring only products certified by Apple are used, prolonging the life of the product and also protect Apple's reputation.
Salty tears of ignorance...gotta love them.
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- Ultra Instinct Goku
- srr
- 13 Nov 2018
AnonD-800802, 13 Nov 2018lol lack intelligence yet according to stats Apple users on... moreMore money doesn't mean you're richer lol.
Most Apple users tend to be broke middle class people pretending to be rich. Of the few businessmen I've come across, only one of them uses an iPhone XS Max. Rich people usually carry Samsung S or Note series.
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- Anonymous
- Fvc
- 13 Nov 2018
Anyone else thought this is a good thing?
I mean it has touchID. I wouldn't want a third party repair shop or anyone other than apple to repair it! The touchID data are stored somewhere in there and of course they pass through the ram and processor so any tampering to the device and the security is lost.
What's there to fix anyway? Everything is soldered like every other laptop of that class (eg. Surface).
Also u all know how everyone bashes apple for the publicity. If someone manages to bypass the touchID security that's apple done.
Now you can carry on hating. I'll be happy knowing that if I pay for premium I will get premium.
- TheGreyApe
- FMY
- 13 Nov 2018
From what I read on the supporting PDF for the T2 Chip, The enhanced security from this seems to be that it uses a hardware random number generator and uses this to maintain the integrity of the security features even if the OS Kernel has been compromised. From this it controls the security of the hardware by limiting it to specific operations.
If you want to read it yourself feel free to in this link https://www.apple.com/mac/docs/Apple_T2_Security_Chip_Overview.pdf
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- Furiounx
- P$W
- 13 Nov 2018
AnonD-800802, 13 Nov 2018lol lack intelligence yet according to stats Apple users on... moreFunny you say that. My family is sufficiently wealthy (like lower upper class) and my family has Galaxy S5's, and I have a J7 Prime. That's precisely how my parents became wealthy. By saving money wherever they can. If Apple users were money smart they wouldn't use Apple products.
- Whackcar
- X}3
- 13 Nov 2018
Meanwhile there is a "Right to Repair" act going on... People are repairing their phones themselves these days to save as much money as possible. Brands like Motorola even release cheap repair kits to help out it's users in the process.
Old saying: An apple a day keeps the doctor away
New saying: An apple a day makes money fade away
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- Anonymous
- n41
- 13 Nov 2018
AnonD-800802, 13 Nov 2018lol lack intelligence yet according to stats Apple users on... moreWell "earn more money" doesnt mean "smarter".
There are many rich d*mb out there.
Like lucky d*mb who got money from parents
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- Furiounx
- P$W
- 13 Nov 2018
AnonD-800802, 13 Nov 2018Lmfao reading comments from people who don’t have an apple ... moreFunny? We're merely stating our opinions, as this forum encourages. Not only our opinions, but facts. Apple is simply pathetic.
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- Furiounx
- P$W
- 13 Nov 2018
Sonu4678, 13 Nov 2018This brand infuriates me so much. People should not support... moreYes, precisely!
- Kiyasuriin
- nYT
- 13 Nov 2018
AnonD-800802, 13 Nov 2018Lmfao reading comments from people who don’t have an apple ... moreJust envy. and probably getting apple to lower the prices a little bit. which obviously fails horribly... I own just the iPhone XS. and I am waiting for iPad Pro 11 to be out. all the other devices are android.
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- AmyThePerson
- hyv
- 13 Nov 2018
Whackcar, 13 Nov 2018Apple is literally the worst tech company that exists today... moreIt's more that most of them have no other choice. I don't see any other good stable Laptops running an OS similar to Mac OS. They can get away with this stuff because noone else offers anything similar
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- AnonD-800802
- vCK
- 13 Nov 2018
Whackcar, 13 Nov 2018Apple is literally the worst tech company that exists today... morelol lack intelligence yet according to stats Apple users on average earn more than those who owns competing products. No wonder there are so many insecure people who hates Apple.
- Whackcar
- X}3
- 13 Nov 2018
Apple is literally the worst tech company that exists today. Their whole business strategy resolves around conning their customers as much as possible. Fortunately for them, their users lack the intelligence to realize they're getting conned, so Apple can keep squeezing every penny out of them.
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- Anonymous
- M9r
- 13 Nov 2018
Wait this is technically illegal
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- AnonD-800802
- vCK
- 13 Nov 2018
Lmfao reading comments from people who don’t have an apple product nor have any intention of buying one is so damn funny. Why even bother commenting? What are you trying to accomplish?
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- thecube
- JF0
- 13 Nov 2018
Slipknot SIC, 13 Nov 2018So that they will charge 500+$ for repairing it, whereas on... moreOr just tell you that they can't fix it and make you buy a new one.