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Apple's New Proprietary Software Locks Kill Independent Repair On New MacBook Pros (vice.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Apple has introduced software locks that will effectively prevent independent and third-party repair on 2018 MacBook Pro computers, according to internal Apple documents obtained by Motherboard. The new system will render the computer "inoperative" unless a proprietary Apple "system configuration" software is run after parts of the system are replaced. According to the document, which was distributed to Apple's Authorized Service Providers late last month, this policy will apply to all Apple computers with the "T2" security chip, which is present in 2018 MacBook Pros as well as the iMac Pro. The software lock will kick in for any repair which involves replacing a MacBook Pro's display assembly, logic board, top case (the keyboard, touchpad, and internal housing), and Touch ID board. On iMac Pros, it will kick in if the Logic Board or flash storage are replaced. The computer will only begin functioning again after Apple or a member of one of Apple's Authorized Service Provider repair program runs diagnostic software called Apple Service Toolkit 2.
Photoshop, protools. Good luck with that.
Tried Krita? For artists, it's way better than Photoshop. Plus, completely free, no need to make yourself a criminal by stealing it or get trojaned by a hacked copy. And free updates for life. Totally awesome.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.
Right to repair will force apple to give this software out to 3rd party shops.
It needs to be cracked to remove the "tether" to Apple's servers before it can work as a pirated tool.
Several years ago I had a thinkpad that had become infested with ants. I used a blow dryer to heat up the computer a little (while it was off) to make the ants want to leave. I left the blow dryer over the keyboard too long and melted the keys off.
Bought a keyboard online for 30 dollars and replaced the old one in five minutes. This wouldn't have been possible with this new MacBook. Sad.
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us." Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's not "completely free" because it's not open-source. Yeah sure, free updates for life on some specific version. Until they decide to create a new version that costs money and you don't get that version. Meanwhile the old version is abandoned.
It's moron-soft just like things like Fusion 360. They can take it away any time they want. Probably right after you devote a lot of resources to it. Fuck that.
Only free open-source.
It's not "completely free" because it's not open-source.
Krita is completely free and open. Don't know why you would think otherwise.
When all you have is a hammer, every problem starts to look like a thumb.