Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1....
by phpisthebest on Saturday May 21, 2022 @11:18AM
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>>Apple can’t win here
They could by providing open access to parts and tools to independent shops
The "Self Repair" seems to be designed to still be purposely hostile to repair while still "allowing" repair so they can claim they are satisfying the "letter of the law" when it comes to Right to Repair legalization that is going to be passed in many jurisdictions, they are getting out ahead of this right now.
Instead of just allowing a Repair shop to order up 10 Screens, and 10 batteries, owners have to register their repair, then "activate" the repair with Apple, all while using these expensive and time consuming tools that most people will simply not want to do.
IMO this is not Apple changing their tune on repairability, this is Apple being passive aggressive in the face of Right to Repair
They could by providing open access to parts and tools to independent shops
The "Self Repair" seems to be designed to still be purposely hostile to repair while still "allowing" repair so they can claim they are satisfying the "letter of the law" when it comes to Right to Repair legalization that is going to be passed in many jurisdictions, they are getting out ahead of this right now.
Instead of just allowing a Repair shop to order up 10 Screens, and 10 batteries, owners have to register their repair, then "activate" the repair with Apple, all while using these expensive and time consuming tools that most people will simply not want to do.
IMO this is not Apple changing their tune on repairability, this is Apple being passive aggressive in the face of Right to Repair