Not setting up Find My bricked my MacBook
Just take Apple to small claims court. Every single person who runs into a Stupid Apple Problem like this should immediately file in small claims court. Apple can continue this kind of policy because they have no incentive to fix it. Sometimes if someone makes a stink (on HN or other) in an act of Deus Ex Apple, they will descend from the cloud and fix it. Maybe.<p>But if 20 or 200 people go to small claims court they will have to pay legal fees to represent themself. They may decide fixing the problem is cheaper that lawyers fees<p>It is relatively easy to go so small claims court.<p>1. SearchEngine your state and small claims. 
- for example &quot;New Hampshire Small Claims&quot; =&gt; <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.courts.nh.gov&#x2F;our-courts&#x2F;circuit-court&#x2F;district-division&#x2F;small-claims" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.courts.nh.gov&#x2F;our-courts&#x2F;circuit-court&#x2F;district-...</a><p>2. Follow the directions.<p>3. Get your ducks&#x2F;facts in a row. Collect receipts, emails, phone notes. Get the names of people you talk to.<p>4. Get the procedure in a row. Much of court is about procedure. Forget to notify the other party? You are dead in the water. Miss a deadline, don&#x27;t follow rule 33.b.7A? you lose. But you just have to be diligent. And if you make a mistake ask the judge if you can fix it.<p>4. Serve Apple.<p>5. Show up at Court, bring your documentation, find out what else you need to bring.<p>6. Be a fair and reasonable person.<p>Some states like New Hampshire allow you to appeal small claims decisions to the state Supreme Court. Do not accept easy failure. Many judges and lawyers look down on commoners and find them annoying. Don&#x27;t be annoying and don&#x27;t accept arbitrary rulings by a judge.<p>In New Hampshire a coffee shop owner took Instagram to court, lost the case and appealed to the NH Supreme Court who reversed the decision.<p>Do not be a victim, but do not expect to win. Do expect to make it clear to Apple that you will contest the &quot;oh this is policy&quot; or &quot;oh we can&#x27;t do this&quot; kind of nonsense.<p>And do submit your experience to HN.