[userbinator]

I'm not. It's only creating more e-waste, and thieves will find a way around it sooner or later anyway.

[kaba0]

Does it? Apple products have an absolutely blooming 2nd, 3rd hand markets, they easily serve 4-6 years I might even say on average.

[Timon3]

Yes, it does, and there is no way it doesn't. If you want to argue otherwise, you'll have to logically explain how not being able to replace parts of a device leads to longer lifetimes. Because we're not talking about selling your iPad that fully works, we're talking about selling one with a broken display.

[Retric]

Your argument fails because you can replace parts of the device.

The goal is to make stolen components useless, not prevent repair.

[Timon3]

You can let the parts be replaced by authorized repair shops. You can't do it yourself, you have to pay a hefty markup. This makes the replacement uneconomic for many older devices, thus creating e-waste.

[Retric]

3rd party repair shops don’t charge a heavy markup, which you can see by actually looking up prices. They need to compete with both Apple and people just buying a new device.

[can16358p]

Well there are many other alternatives then.

It's good to have at least one company to go this way for people who want to be (relatively) safe from theft.