M5 iPad Pro Unit That Was Unboxed And Tested Before Apple’s Official Announcement Has Been Bricked And Is As Useful As An Expensive Cutting Board

Apple’s supply chain made a blockbuster of a blunder when its M5 iPad Pro became a part of an unboxing video that was uploaded to YouTube before the technology giant officially announced the flagship tablet series. The leak certainly highlighted some cracks in the company’s logistics armor, but Apple has taken serious action by bricking the device, ensuring that it can never work again. The damage had already been done, with various YouTube channels likely benefiting from a revenue surge after posting the M5 iPad Pro unboxing videos The latest 13-inch iPad Pro was first spotted in the hands of YouTuber Wylsacom, who also ran some benchmarks of the M5 to showcase the performance uplifts over its immediate predecessor, the M4. At the time, the difference came to slightly over 30 percent, and that too when comparing GPU performance, so consumers who were interested in upgrading to the latest slates likely concluded that the newest Apple Silicon was just an iterative update and proceeded to save a little money to purchase the older iPad Pro. Due to this leak, we are confident that many buyers may have been influenced to skip this year’s M5 iPad Pro, resulting in a significant financial loss for Apple. It is unsurprising, then, to learn on Reddit that the Cupertino firm has bricked the unit that made its way to Russia. In short, you are looking at an expensive cutting board that cannot be used in any way other than getting charged. We can also assume that any unit that was obtained by Russian content creators will not be entertained for any service when traveling overseas and visiting an official Apple retail outlet, highlighting the repercussions that can transpire if illicit channels are used to acquire these products. While these YouTubers probably forked over a premium to get their hands on the M5 iPad Pro, they probably recouped the sum thanks to the revenue earned through the platform. It is the consumers who suffered gravely because whatever M5 iPad Pro units made it to online reselling websites were most probably sold at an extensive premium, and once Apple resorted to bricking these tablets, they became an expensive paperweight. In short, if you do not wish to invite the wrath of a trillion-dollar company, purchase a product after its official announcement comes through, not before, and certainly not pay a substantial premium for it. News Source: Reddit.
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