Post #2572523
2026-04-16 06:37 UTC
@LoneLocust@mastodon.social @codemonkeymike@fosstodon.org yeah I’m calling BS on this. I have reset countless Macs, and while it’s true that Activation Lock is a pain, it’s completely false that it’s forever tied to an Apple account. If they remove it properly, the account association is gone completely.
It can be tricky to remove it properly because sometimes you think you removed it just for it to reappear later, but it’s absolutely doable.
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@LoneLocust@mastodon.social 2026-04-16 06:53
@can@haz.pink I’m not doubting that there’s a problem of locked machines downwind in the second hand market — people do die without providing their passwords, so there are machines that “died” with their owner, and that is a waste. I’m just trying to understand in what circumstances Apple has the power to do anything about it, if any.