Bricked iPhones With 'Error 53' Just Cost Apple $6.7 Million in Australia (betanews.com)

Apple has been hit with an AUS $9 million ($6.7 million) fine for misleading customers in Australia. More than two years ago Apple started to "brick" iPhones that had been fixed at non-authorized third-party repairers, generating an Error 53. From a report: Apple admitted to intentionally preventing certain repaired iPhones and iPads from working for security reasons, but later apologized and issued a fix. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sued Apple for "misleading or deceptive conduct," and now an Australian court has hit the iPhone-maker with a multi-million dollar fine.

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Not "Bricked"

[Anonymous Coward]

but later apologized and issued a fix

I don't think you understand "bricked".
When something is "bricked", it can then do anything a brick can, and nothing the bricks can't.
Bricks can't be given a "fix" that turns them into a smartphone.

That'll learn'em

[AlanBDee]

Do they realize that a mosquito bit is more annoying to the decision makers at Apple then having to pay a $6.7 million dollar fine? This is hardly a deterrent, they need to add a few extra zeros to that before Apple will change any behavior.