Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@LinuxAndYarn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LinuxAndYarn</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> I've to applaud <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WSJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WSJ</span></a> for showing how much <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> is <em>shafting</em> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> with overpriced <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/parts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parts</span></a>, because even if the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/battery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>battery</span></a> had only 10% tariff there's no reason for a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/replacement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>replacement</span></a> part to cost more than $50.</p><ul><li>Not to mention their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> that prevents the use of <em>genuine parts</em> without literally <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAT</span></a>|ting <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQbVuhwwd4s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">one's own device</a> and letting them fuck around with the device firmware...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114289544951326549" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">infosec.space/@kkarhan/1142895</span><span class="invisible">44951326549</span></a></p>