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volcan said:

How did they change the Apple ID associated with the phone if the phone was locked?

dasanman69 said:

postman said:

If Apple were to lose this case, then say goodbye to your personal data forever, because once a so-called "back-door" is created – any hacker will have access to all your personal information. Fact: No gov't agency has ever been able to protect digital data from being hacked – including the Pentagon and White House. If they get an "encryption key", so will any serious hacker out there. They always do. And by setting a precedent, expect other governments in other countries to demand the exact same thing for any reason they feel like.

To give government law enforcement agencies whatever they want with no legal protection for individual personal privacy is by definition a police state.

Then why didn't all this 'hacking' take place pre-encryption? 

yojimbo007 said:

anantksundaram said:

Other than for store pickups of online orders (through which means you can get new stuff much faster than at the Retail Store) or Genius Bar appointments (although I can get outstanding support via a telephone conversation) or product returns/exchanges (which is a genuine convenience), does an Apple Retail Store add all that much value anymore? 

I can see why during a decade of getting customers to switch, the Apple RS played a massive role for people to get a hands-on experience with Apple products. Given the ubiquity now of the iPod, iPhone, iPad, Beats headphones, and even Macs, I am guessing that there's less of a reason to visit.

Incidentally, I am surprised that we have not seen anything new or radical at the RS from the high-profile hire of Ahrendts. (I've been incredibly impressed by how Alphabet has put Ruth Porat to use as their public face, where she is now increasingly seen as a person who has brought tremendous cost and spending discipline to the company.)

Angela is a mystery to me... 25 million salary, 70 million hiring bonus.... And we get????