Thread: open letter about the universal right to install any software on any device
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Old 12-11-2022, 08:11 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Leseratte_10 View Post
What's the point? The laptop is stolen anyways, the HDD is encrypted with a password. Do they think the thief is going to voluntarily return the laptop to where it was stolen from just cause he doesn't have the BIOS password?
The point is to discourage the stealing in the first place. Everyone with half a brain knows that mugging someone for their iPhone is likely to be completely pointless. I'm ok with that. I'm also ok with people choosing a more open, more stealable device. Chacun a son gout.
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