There are an awful number of Macbook got bricked and there no no other way to destroyed it as scrap. Yes, it is quite intended, but irony for the company claimed that they protect the environment.
That article was pretty widely derided because it’s only applicable to third party companies trying to resell the entire Mac.
They don’t have a way to prove ownership but could still salvage the parts, but don’t. They’re the ones who are choosing to accept these devices and then scrapping them.
No, Apple has also been locking down part salvaging for years now. Many parts are now cryptographically linked to a specific device, and swapping them out between devices simply will not work. They are scrapped because for all intents and purposes they are scrap.
Parts linkage is only a thing on the mobile devices.
Additionally, even on the mobile side, Apple can recycle or reuse them. So they’re not scrap unless you can’t get ownership formally.
The article in question was for a company that was tasked to dispose of the devices and wanted to double dip by reselling. They didn’t want to ask their customers to remove the activation locks because it would cut into their double dipping.
It’s not Apple’s fault that people don’t RTFM and disable the locks before getting rid of their old devices. It’s absurd to claim this is Apple’s MO or that it would make a dent in their numbers. If you have proof, show us the receipts. That whole article is mostly hand waving trying to hide the few words that admit that, yes, it was the previous owner that left it locked.
If it were that easy to break into a $3000 product, and the stolen goods market intensified, then that’s more laptops Apple has to make because more victims must replace their equipment. So your environmental argument breaks even at best. Which scenario would expend more natural resources?
You’re of course free to think the feature is horrible, but hopefully you realize that’s your opinion on the matter, and not some kind of objective truth.
Chesterton’s fence: why did Apple make this feature in the first place? There is a reason.
An old article, not sure the same one I read, but same problem: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akw558/apples-t2-security-ch...