ok, answer me this......
My iphone 5s has a passcode. being old and absent minded, I forget the pass code. I can’t operate my phone. Why can’t I as owner take the phone to apple and ask them to crack the pass code and give my phone back?
the alternative is throwing away the phone.
No, the alternative is to act responsibly and record the password somewhere. So, instead of acting responsibly by taking care of yourself, you propose penalizing everyone else. For shame!
You can, but it's up to them whether or not they want to do it.
They will probably just tell you "Too bad. So Sad."
the alternative is throwing away the phone.
They wouldn't be upset if you had to buy another phone. Besides that, I think you can wipe it and then reuse it. You'd just lose your data.