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Re:Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US ... by Polylactic_acid on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @02:57AM (#24195947)
That was a dumb idea to begin with. We don't need phones that work like lego. Just reverting to how phones worked 5 years ago would be a massive improvement. For almost all users all they will ever need to do is replace the battery. We used to be able to replace the battery with no tools or skills and the screen was pretty easy if you had some skill at all.

The problem we face now is that the user can't fix anything at all, repair stores can fix things with great difficulty but they can't get new parts, and apple themselves can't even fix most things because the individual parts can't even be replaced on their own without replacing the whole thing. (The macbook keyboard which was prone to fail was attached with 50 rivets)

All we need is user replaceable batteries, and for service centres to have access to all the parts they need. Lewis rossman can't get access to a chip that was >$1 on the old macbooks and is prone to fail. The newer version of the chip is impossible to source meaning those macbooks either get binned or pay apple for a whole new mobo which costs more than the laptop is worth.

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Re:Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US ... by eirini1 on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:03AM (#24196278)
For real, all I want is for us to go back to the time where you could pop off the back cover of your phone by at worst unscrewing some screws, and the easily replace the battery.
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Re:Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US ... by munk-a on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @12:01PM (#24200307)
Then maybe Apple wouldn't need to send out a backdoor patch to underclock old devices. People that still want the long battery life the device had on purchase could go out and purchase a new battery (or attempt to force Apple to give them a new one) - those folks that are fine being tethered to a power outlet can choose to ignore the shortening battery lifespan. Either way, it'd move the decision into the hands of the consumer instead of Apple making that choice for you. And don't forget that Apple did get into trouble over their stupid underclocking "We hope no one notices that we don't allow people to repair things" patch.
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Re:Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US ... by phh on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:15AM (#24196338)
Then you could vote with your wallet and take a Fairphone :-)
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Re:Apple expands independent repair program to Mac after US ... by oblio on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:19AM (#24196360)
This doesn't work. You can't rely on individual action for massive scale initiatives. Look how far that got us for the ozone layer (solved through governmental action), climate change (unsolved, because there is no governmental action), decent working conditions (everything achieved was through unions, protests and government intervention), etc
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