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Jason Koebler Oct 4, 2023

A repair shop in Germany has invented a tool that breaks Apple's repair DRM on MacBook Pros, allowing independent companies to fix a common issue that Apple charges > $1,000 to repair

https://www.404media.co/diy-tinkerer-invents-tool-that-breaks-apples-macbook-repair-locks/

DIY Tinkerer Invents MacBook Tool That Breaks Apple’s Repair Locks

“To whoever it is at Apple who decided to not make this available to technicians, ‘Fuck you, we win.’”

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Kevin Karhan

@jasonkoebler and the best part:

AFAIK that's legal and #Apple can't do shit about it - similar to the #ModBook #Tablet conversions...

#NotLegalAdvice but I'd rather buy a #repairable device from @frameworkcomputer if I can...

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Kevin Karhan

Oct 4, 2023

@jasonkoebler #NOICE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxo6l_whDeE
https://notebooknerds.de/en/nerd-tool-1/

We beat Apple at their own game - let the unauthorized calibrations BEGIN!

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