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What to do with an old iPad

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190 points owenmakes | 7 comments | 05 Sep 25 17:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.214s | source | bottom

Coming back with my own blog (hosted on iPad 2) after asking here the same question
1. pmarreck ◴[07 Sep 25 05:10 UTC] No.45155573[source]▶
I wish Apple would just unlock these things once they stop supporting them. It's such a waste of hardware otherwise.
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2. fsflover ◴[07 Sep 25 08:50 UTC] No.45156535[source]▶
Less people would buy new iPads, so Apple won't do this unless forced by law and the right to repair movement.
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3. amelius ◴[07 Sep 25 13:24 UTC] No.45157958[source]▶
It's probably more because some IT people at Apple take pride in locking things down. After that, it takes Apple real effort to actually support your use-case.
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4. jmpman ◴[07 Sep 25 14:03 UTC] No.45158241[source]▶
I would love to run Linux on my old iPad hardware. The newest iPad Pro running Linux would probably be faster than my current laptop.
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5. pmarreck ◴[07 Sep 25 14:43 UTC] No.45158591[source]▶
Right? That's exactly the waste I'm referring to.

I hope that jailbreaks continue to be discovered for these. Perhaps quantum computing will "free" the rest.

6. fsflover ◴[07 Sep 25 19:30 UTC] No.45161390{3}[source]▶
So you think that "taking pride" is more important than profit at Apple? I seriously doubt that.
7. dzhiurgis ◴[08 Sep 25 11:13 UTC] No.45166909[source]▶
It's unlocked once it goes thru shredder and is made into new iPad. I wish more people were had common sense and were pro-growth.