XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: ithinkiam@gmail.com   
      
   Maria Sophia  wrote:   
   > Hi Chris,   
   >   
   > Thanks for the reply as the topic here is how iOS really works, when, we   
   > all are now aware that no other common consumer OS works this way at all.   
   >   
   > To flesh out how iOS really works, I will respond to your points factually   
   > and precisely.   
   >   
   > Note this is the beginning of the activation-lock cascade only Apple does:   
   >  Jan 7/8 2026    
   >   
   > And note, only Apple 'bricks' the device (over time) if you refuse to   
   > re-enter passwords for accounts that you never logged out of.   
   >      
   >   
   > Note: Apple will unlock the 'bricked' device   
      
   It's not bricked then, is it? It's simply locked.   
      
   > but I had to manually visit   
   > the Apple Store and present government ID to prove to Apple who I am.   
      
   Kinda defeats your attempts at not giving Apple your details. Doesn't it?   
      
   >> This is 100% a you problem. You choose to do that and thus get the   
   >> repercussions. You claim you're logged in, but if you don't authenticate,   
   >> you're not.   
   >   
   > This is mixing two different concepts.   
      
   Not at all. This is still 100% down to your behaviour.   
      
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