Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks
by failwhaleshark on Sunday May 23, 2021 @10:05PM
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This smells like anti-Chinese FUD IYAM.
There are plenty of differing qualities of parts, but they're not all official while some are the same.
If R2R were a thing in the US and parts were commonly-available, there wouldn't be a need for white-, gray-, and black- marketplaces. Sure, there could be lower-quality ones when someone wants to do it cheaper, like there are right now. The problem is the giant corporation locking-up the schematics, the tools, the guides, and the parts to be able to repair their shit at a sane cost and reasonable effort.
There are plenty of differing qualities of parts, but they're not all official while some are the same.
If R2R were a thing in the US and parts were commonly-available, there wouldn't be a need for white-, gray-, and black- marketplaces. Sure, there could be lower-quality ones when someone wants to do it cheaper, like there are right now. The problem is the giant corporation locking-up the schematics, the tools, the guides, and the parts to be able to repair their shit at a sane cost and reasonable effort.