If there was authorized Federal resellers who could sell systems
that have the wireless/IR/camera removed or disabled in an Apple
Approved manner and that the systems maintained default factory
warranty then that should be acceptable to most. I find it
unlikely that Apple would be able to negotiate DOE and or DOD wide
agreements that approved the purchase. Let alone the many other
agencies that do have their own policies. I think its more of the
vendors responsibility to say the non wireless/IR/camera product is
only available via the authorized resellers. If the product is an
official Apple supported SKU then any government agency should
accept that.
Hmm. I know a few Apple resellers who repackage Macs (ruggedization
for shipboard use, etc.) but as far as I know they don't retain the
factory warranty--the resellers provide their own warranty to the
customer (as well as their own SKU and serial #), do their own bench
level repair for their customer and then have a repair/parts exchange
agreement with Apple.
That could be one route a reseller could take with laptops or iMacs:
buy units from Apple, take apart the enclosure, remove the camera,
add a replacement front bezel, and sell a service contract to go with
it. Might take a delicately negotiated reseller agreement with
Apple, but there seems to be at least some precedent for this with
previous Mac models...
Amanda Walker
Principal Member, Technical Staff
San Diego Research Center, Inc. <http://www.sdrcinc.com/>
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