> but a company going bankrupt or aging out old equipment doesn't care nor have any incentive to properly unlock
This is not true. The bankruptcy process attempts to recover as much value from assets as possible, and so creditors and the process should absolutely care to properly unlock in order to extract maximum value.
Similarly, aging out old equipment is still sold to make money, and unlocking should achieve more resale value.
The incentives are absolutely there. And the article does absolutely zero investigation as to where exactly there's a breakdown in incentives or communication, or if it's even a major issue at all. Maybe the process is working 99% of the time.
This is not true. The bankruptcy process attempts to recover as much value from assets as possible, and so creditors and the process should absolutely care to properly unlock in order to extract maximum value.
Similarly, aging out old equipment is still sold to make money, and unlocking should achieve more resale value.
The incentives are absolutely there. And the article does absolutely zero investigation as to where exactly there's a breakdown in incentives or communication, or if it's even a major issue at all. Maybe the process is working 99% of the time.