I wish Apple would just unlock these things once they stop supporting them. It's such a waste of hardware otherwise.

I would love to run Linux on my old iPad hardware. The newest iPad Pro running Linux would probably be faster than my current laptop.

Right? That's exactly the waste I'm referring to.

I hope that jailbreaks continue to be discovered for these. Perhaps quantum computing will "free" the rest.

Less people would buy new iPads, so Apple won't do this unless forced by law and the right to repair movement.

It's probably more because some IT people at Apple take pride in locking things down. After that, it takes Apple real effort to actually support your use-case.

So you think that "taking pride" is more important than profit at Apple? I seriously doubt that.

It's unlocked once it goes thru shredder and is made into new iPad. I wish more people were had common sense and were pro-growth.