That’s nothing new.
I agree. The RTR comes from the car and PC repair shops. Cars were build with generic parts, and PCs did the same. You have to admit it is convenient for the tinkerers. But today products, especially Apple's, are custom designed with few generic components, making tinkering with the products harder or impossible. I think Apple did the right thing: provide certified tools and parts to do it right.
Which is the idea. Don’t tell me third party cheap parts are the same as Apple because they arent’t and I worked in support center official and not for years and as a freelance. Quality cost, and both serial and forced manual are the right thing to do. nerds like us on forums could whine but repairing is not for everyone, so at least this is safer for user. Do you know how many noobs will destroy their device? All these steps make this less common to happen.
check again, i‘ve seen iPhone 13 mini and 12 screen for example.
Issues are quite common but in that case… They will blame Apple not Turkish shop as always has been.
That's exactly why iFixit is upset. They make money selling tools, not protecting consumers. Apple just cut them out of the loop.
Can you provide direct sources or links to specifics of where iFixit is ‘upset’? Because I haven’t read anything showing their dissatisfaction for Apples right to repair program. If anything, they are in support of opposite of what you said and stated it was a ‘step in the right direction’.
www.macrumors.com
I suspect that if people could be trusted to replace the device at the end of the warranty period than we would see little need for warranty services.
Just look at the quote in this story.
I did. And none of that shows/tells me that they’re ‘upset’, they’re expressing their concerns given the repair program. And at no point, did they express that they’re upset about anything. As a matter fact, complete opposite of that.
www.macrumors.com
I think there’s a legitimate question at stake. I own an iPhone 5 (almost ten years old!) and I’d like to be able to repair it since Apple obviously wouldn’t service it anymore.
Why would Apple need to partner with iFixit, specifically? iFixit can just become an authorized repair center like every other vendor that needs manuals and tools?
Ever thought people should be allowed to choose that? Or do you want to force people to spend hundreds of dollars when they just want a cheap repair until they change their phone?
You keep quoting the good parts someone says right before they say “but” and then say what the really mean.I did. And none of that shows/tells me that they’re ‘upset’, they’re expressing their concerns given the repair program. And at no point, did they express that they’re upset about anything. As a matter fact, complete opposite of that.
I mean, how you derived that they’re upset about Apples decision is beyond me and inaccurate. When they explicitly said they’re more than content with Apples repair decision that they made available to the consumer:
“We are really happy to see Apple making repair manuals available for everyone for free online," said Chamberlain. "Like, seriously happy. Like, we've-been-asking-for-this-for-twenty-years happy. They're selling their own proprietary repair tools to the public, too, again for the very first time. You can buy official Apple battery presses and display adhesive removal devices—or even, to our surprise, rent those devices."
iFixit Says Apple's Self Service Repair Program is Great Step, But Has a Catch
Apple's newly-launched Self Service Repair program is a "great step" forward, but "not the unqualified win for repair enthusiasts...
My son is putting a turbo 5.3 LS in an E90 right now. Perhaps he should whine to Proctor about how difficult this is to complete.
