This is fascinating to me. Surely Apple has a databases somewhere of all the S/Ns of all the computers they've ever sold. Why would they accept a made up one and insert it into their database?
I've long wondered that too! I have to assume that, for some kind of manufacturing reason, Apple either doesn't have such a database or doesn't trust its accuracy.
If anyone with more knowledge of supply chain dynamics knows why this might be, please feel free to chime to chime in!
If anyone with more knowledge of supply chain dynamics knows why this might be, please feel free to chime to chime in!