[manvillej]

I think forcing a factory reset while retaining information that it was stolen is a way better idea than just bricking the device. I have no doubt that apple looked at though and decided this was easier better for them than their customer.

Because now the customer needs to get a new laptop whether the laptop is recovered or not. It also eliminates a secondary market increasing demand.

[seanmcdirmid]

Please no. Making my MacBook less attractive to thieves is something I paid extra for. There is peace of mind in knowing my laptop is just a brick without me, it makes it more possible to recover it.

But I can see thieves making the case that it would be less wasteful to let stolen laptops be more fence-able.

[NoPicklez]

Absolutely not, I don't want my information retained on that device at all, I want it gone if I'm not getting the device back.