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Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by gambiting on Saturday May 21, 2022 @01:54PM (#31460190)
I completely disagree with you. I think the author is right - requiring people to put a $1200 deposit down to rent some tools and sending them 40kg of stuff just to replace the battery is insane and clearly done to discourage repairs, the fact that you have to call their specialists to validate the battery at the end is just a cherry on top of this rotten cake - it's just done to stave off legislators ruling that apple must make their hardware more repairable. It's a token effort at best.
Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by leokennis on Saturday May 21, 2022 @05:55PM (#31462307)
If you read the article, the 40kg of equipment are clearly needed to do the repair.

So now you’re demanding Apple ships you a light bundle of small tools that do the same as that 40kg of tools or otherwise it’s just a “token effort”?

Or you want Apple to design a phone that you could safely repair using only a few small tools? That’s fine too. In that case I’ll just sit here waiting for all the bitching from HN about their new repairable iPhone that is prone to water damage, has shit battery life and creaks when you hold it.

Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by pas on Saturday May 21, 2022 @11:37PM (#31464692)
> bitching from HN about their new repairable iPhone that is prone to water damage, has shit battery life and creaks when you hold it.

it's not like we did not have those already :D

bendgate! antennagate! (you're holding it wrong!) and so on.

it seems what repairability is about is using standard parts (screws, batteries), allowing people to buy parts, and allowing people to use the thing in a less than perfect way (eg. with an aftermarket standard part)

of course it's not just Apple that doesn't want this. nobody who is in the business of selling their own hardware wants this, because it would decrease their sales.

and as other comments pointed out right to repair is not repairability.

Re:Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.... by thetinguy on Saturday May 21, 2022 @03:04PM (#31460793)
You can buy just the battery and supply your own equipment (or do it by hand).