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Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks by ksec on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:43PM (#27258421)
The repair cost isn't dominated by the cost of parts, but operation cost such as labour and rent.

If your concern are the $100+ for repair, then it will be the same regardless Apple provide the parts or not. Not to mention knowing Apple, they will definitely sell you an iPhone battery for $20+. Earning the same Gross Margin as their product.

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Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks by White_Wolf on Sunday May 23, 2021 @06:54PM (#27259378)
I don't know what to say about that. HP wanted to charge me the price of a new laptop motherboard for a forgotten BIOS password(around £650). A guy, in the phone repair shop on the high street replaced the BIOS chips for £112 and my laptop runs like a champ. It's a pretty big difference for a laptop worth around £1500.
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