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What to do with an old iPad

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190 points owenmakes | 3 comments | 05 Sep 25 17:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.753s | source

Coming back with my own blog (hosted on iPad 2) after asking here the same question
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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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1. 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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2. 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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3. fsflover ◴[07 Sep 25 19:30 UTC] No.45161390[source]▶
So you think that "taking pride" is more important than profit at Apple? I seriously doubt that.