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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by gjsman-1000 on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:08AM (#31458071)
Serializing parts is another issue, but the author of the original article hardly mentions it or cares. The article, for what it states, is unnecessarily naïve about basic logistics.
Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by joenathanone on Saturday May 21, 2022 @10:24AM (#31458187)
> Apple cracked down on unauthorized repairs by throwing warnings or even disabling features if you repair phones with non-“genuine” parts, though it walked some of that back after an outcry. And it put together a contract for indie repair shops that was reportedly so invasive, many refused to sign it.

From the article.