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That will never happen. Why would Apple want to be in the parts supply business? Theres no money or reasonable profit to be made there. And if there were, you wouldn't want to pay Apple's prices, anyway.

How about this: Apple simply doesn't make it impossible for us to buy chips from their suppliers then. My laptop costs more than a used car. Yet Apple actively blocks some of its suppliers from selling power supply chips to potentially fix them. It's bad for consumers and bad for the environment.
 
That will never happen. Why would Apple want to be in the parts supply business? Theres no money or reasonable profit to be made there. And if there were, you wouldn't want to pay Apple's prices, anyway.

nobody cares what Apple want. If I own a ford car, I can buy parts from ford and fix it. Why? Because it keeps the car from going in a landfill.
 
How about this: Apple simply doesn't make it impossible for us to buy chips from their suppliers then. My laptop costs more than a used car. Yet Apple actively blocks some of its suppliers from selling power supply chips to potentially fix them. It's bad for consumers and bad for the environment.

I also doubt suppliers would want to deal with onesy-twosy sales from consumers, as well. They're geared up to bid on and supply large contracted volumes of parts to large manufacturers and their contract assemblers. Yours and others tiny orders would be a huge distraction and cost them more than they'd make. Not a good deal for them.
 
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nobody cares what Apple want. If I own a ford car, I can buy parts from ford and fix it. Why? Because it keeps the car from going in a landfill.

And Apple is not going to create parts distribution inventories and networks across the US and other countries so you and other hobbiests can fix your computer purchasing single unit parts. That would be incredibly stupid, and a big money loser.
 
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Why would any authorized and properly trained technician want to work on any device that was improperly repaired? Maybe I’m misunderstanding your post, but if the technician is properly trained like the ones who perform warranty work, what difference does it make? All techs can make mistakes sometimes. I asked the genius that replaced my iPhone’s battery and he mentioned that occasionally they damage things. (Apple then replaces the damaged component or replaced the device)

I’m being trained on board level repair and rework, something that NO Apple technician is trained to do (by Apple) Apple doesn’t even allow techs to do board level work. The bad logic boards and other assemblies have to be mailed back. They then are sent to China to be refurbished and added back into parts inventory. I was an ACMT for 3 years and never made a mistake on a computer. I also fixed iPhones on the side and damaged a iPhone 4S during a screen repair. It happens.

What I won’t work on are devices that are missing components, missing screws, damaged cables, etc. A good technician doesn’t leave a trace when he/she is done unless they have to micky-mouse someone’s botched repair attempt.

I think it has little to do with who's working on it.. This is just a guess, but I would think that Apple would want anything under warranty back in their hands for quality control. Since warrantys cover only 3 years max, maybe it benefits Apple to know exactly whats' coming in, whats wrong with it and being able to examine the broken parts.
 
Doesn't sound significantly different from their existing protocols for Apple authorized service providers. Once you've got GSX and Apple-certified techs on staff, you're in their club anyways.
you mean the qualified to do repairs club?
 
I’ve been lucky enough to never need service even with AppleCare but I know it used to be a pain in Newfoundland as they literally used to have no authorized repair there would always have to send by mail. That’s changed with Jump Plus thankfully.
 
Going by that photo, I guess they will let them work on Macs with DVD drives and Seagate hard drives. Or is that a Western Digital? Could be a Toshiba.
 
Open question: can you buy individual board-level components for other major OEMs like Dell, HPE, Lenovo and such?

As far as I know, the answer is no, but there is always a first. Apple could be that company. If I'm not mistaken, the other OEMs do sell replacement parts at a reasonable price though.
 
This is really a PR trick. Its like showing you a candy but giving you the wrapper. Open your eyes Apple. Your Techs only do authorized assembled component replacements not real repairs or data recovery or?
 
There's a huge circular problem with this.

To open up a business to repair phones/Macs, you have to have employed Apple Certified Hardware trained people. But to become a certified hardware trained person, you have to work somewhere that is already approved to repair.

I checked this out last night and it's crazy.
 
Absolutely. Mac Genius from 2007-2014... mistakes happen in the Genius Room (to some techs, very frequently), but when that product is finally marked RFP (ready for pickup), there should be no trace you ever worked on it.

We'd deny service for tampered devices on a daily basis. When I left in 2014, the latest scammer craze was iPads that wouldn't power on, turns out they were devoid of parts inside and filled with modeling cement... we had to start weighing them.
That's what happens when you're a company that acts like a t*rd. Clever way to get hold of spare parts from a company that doesn't give out spare parts :)
 
I like how Apple is changing the direction and being very transparent/open about this.
That would be great if it were actually true. Unfortunately this repair program is so full of ridiculous conditions and gotchas that it is completely and utterly useless. It's just a con to convince the regulators that they have done something good when they haven't.
 
Hazarding a guess that it is to appease existing Authorized Service Provider Program members (who can perform in-warranty repairs) so they do not lose that business to these independent shops.

Not just appease, but maybe obligation under existing contracts. Plus with warranty service, there's more trust needed, since they're going to be filing for reimbursement.
 
None of these would have mattered if;

Apple's product reliability are exceptionally good, so good they could afford to offer free replacement in most cases ( assuming the cause are legitimate and not fraud )

Apple's repair price are fair(er), instead of a price that is literally forcing you to buy a new Laptop or products. That is especially true on the Mac.

Apple could actually offer exceptional repair experience instead of customers waiting weeks for basic repairs. ( And that is before you could book a bloody Genius Section ) When turn around time, not just from professional repair shops like Rossman, but Dell, HP and even IBM are doing it faster than Apple.

You then have a problem with Apple Store and Apple Shop that is not within a hundred miles of your home or office. Especially true if you are not in the US. Not only does US have the largest number of Apple Store, Highest Apple Store per Apple User, Largest Official Third Party Repair shops, Highest Third Party Partner ( Best Buy ) offering Repairing programme. If it is happening in US, imagine those who are not in US.
 
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And Apple is not going to create parts distribution inventories and networks across the US and other countries so you and other hobbiests can fix your computer purchasing single unit parts. That would be incredibly stupid, and a big money loser.

Once again, I don’t care if Apple loose money on this it’s just horrendous that a company that claims to be green strictly limits the access to spare parts. There is no defence for this.

It’s not that long ago that you (or more preferably a repair shop or a wholesaler could order parts for home electronics). Apples has definitely led the way in the move for this and other companies has followed.

The EU opened up competition in the market for spare part for cars which triées to remove all of those hurdles that car companies put up like IP-rights or special screws. The European Commission is moving for a right to repair and I really hope that Apple and others are put in place on this because everything from Pentalobe screws, to limits in what you can order from Apple, to the whole closing of of third party suppliers and swapping of motherboards with the SSDs need to go.
 
Once again, I don’t care if Apple loose money on this it’s just horrendous that a company that claims to be green strictly limits the access to spare parts. There is no defence for this.

It’s not that long ago that you (or more preferably a repair shop or a wholesaler could order parts for home electronics). Apples has definitely led the way in the move for this and other companies has followed.

The EU opened up competition in the market for spare part for cars which triées to remove all of those hurdles that car companies put up like IP-rights or special screws. The European Commission is moving for a right to repair and I really hope that Apple and others are put in place on this because everything from Pentalobe screws, to limits in what you can order from Apple, to the whole closing of of third party suppliers and swapping of motherboards with the SSDs need to go.

That you don't care make zero difference. I'm not shocked you don't care about, or understand the realities of the situation.

We're long past the days when people could fix their tube-based TV sets. And Apple has hardly lead the way. Consumer electronics today is crammed full of fine-pitch surface mount components. A tiny percentage of even hobbyists are capable of reliably replacing surface mount parts on a board. And that's why you won't find any TV manufacturers today selling one-off component parts to individuals. And that third-party shops are required to work with board-level replacements. What a nightmare that would be creating the infrastructure to deal with selling individual replacement parts to hobbyists. And a huge money loser. There's a reason no consumer electronics companies work that way.

Don't like the situation? Find a company that bows to your wishes, reward them with your business and currency, and find happiness. Easy.
 
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