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Just got off the phone with Apple Support. We've finally managed to fix a problem with my phone that's been annoying me for months.
Turns out, when you actually ask for help instead of just living with it, things get fixed!
Jun 05 · 5 weeks ago · 👍 sugar
And they did it without forcing you to buy a new device? That's newsworthy!
👾 fr3ak [OP] · Jun 05 at 19:55:
@stack A new device wouldn't have fixed it, I guess. It was a software issue caused by Family Sharing.
@stack back in the days apple were so cool! I wanted a G4 cube when I was younger. Everything was replaceable, no blackbox chips and good support for libre software. Really your goto choice for none x86 hardware. Then intel came, then the T chips that sits between harddrive and the bus. Then apple Mx. Frankly, apple Mx is more open than current x86, if you boot into linux/BSD, apple's security chip will shut itself down after ignition. Which is what ./me_cleaner.py -s could achieve for pre-2018 intel hardware. But the soldered down NAND harddrive is a no go for me. At least soldered down ram serves a function. (for timing reason?)
Apple ][ was my first love. Came with Woz's schematics. Than Jobs took over and screwed everyone. His ghost is still running the show, sadly. They made decent hardware for a while, but recently not so good.