Comment by twoodfin
3 months ago
No speculation in the article or thread yet what Apple is doing with the WiFi stack that creates such a fragile coupling with its services.
Per iFixit, they’re using an obscure WiFi / Bluetooth module from USI in the new MacBook Pros:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/MacBook+Pro+14-Inch+Late+2023+M...
Possible they’ve gotten some “out of spec” capabilities wired in? Trying to imagine what for… Securely bridging local adhoc networks with the internet?
Apple’s always done some unique things with WiFi/Bluetooth. Macs have long been able to keep Apple-branded bluetooth keyboards and mice usable even before the OS initializes for example, and if you use one of a few Broadcom chipset BT/Wifi cards that were used in real Macs in a hackintosh, that capability extends to those too. It feels weird being able to navigate BIOS/UEFI with a Bluetooth keyboard.