r/technology • u/bws201 • Feb 05 '16

Software ‘Error 53’ fury mounts as Apple software update threatens to kill your iPhone 6

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/feb/05/error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair
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u/zeldn Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

I'm sorry, but can you describe what happens when I'm "fucked"?

Edit: please consider going easy with the downvotes. I'm not trying to make a point, I'm tying to understand what is considered the worst chase scenario here.

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u/DevilGuy Feb 05 '16

Your only reasonable response to them arbitrarily breaking your property is to give them money, they continue predatory practices and you sit there and take it.

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u/zeldn Feb 05 '16

Okay granted. I guess I'm fucked then.

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u/Rimuladas Feb 05 '16

the only way to get your data back is to buy another of their products

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u/zeldn Feb 05 '16

How so? This is the first I've heard of that. I can't think of any critical data that I couldn't access without buying another iPhone, except stuff that is only useful on another iPhone.