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Apple's Self Repair Program toolkit - Hands on with what's inside
macxpress said:lkrupp said:slurpy said:Still cannot believe Apple did this. Pretty massive endeavour. And of course not a single positive word uttered by the right to repair hypocrites and trolls. Just more criticism and complaining.
On an anecdotal note I wanted to replace the light bulb in my microwave oven some years ago. When taking apart the enclosure I discovered one of the screws was a non-standard pentium head. It became clear the manufacturer didn’t want the user anywhere near the magnetron tube. There were warnings all over that there were no user serviceable parts inside. -
Apple's Self Repair Program toolkit - Hands on with what's inside
xyzzy-xxx said:After reading some comments, I would like to state that this kit will be used by independent repair shops – so it makes some sense.Since Apple wants to be recognized as a 'green' company and with pending laws I would guess that some parts of this kit would not be needed in the future, since batteries will become user replaceable. -
Apple's Self Repair Program toolkit - Hands on with what's inside
What right to repair people want is:
Apple to not serialize parts so that they cannot be swapped from like devices and not work for no other reason than to prevent repair.
Apple to not go out of their way to serialize parts for the mere sake of preventing repair.
Apple to not come up with new screw designs to, well, screw 3rd party repair. Say all you want about standard screws on the outside, but the inside will never be seen by those too afraid to open the device.
The arguments about screw design in this thread is almost as hilarious as the people saying no one should be allowed to fix their cars either.
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M1 MacBook owners complain about easily cracked screens
ArchStanton said:sbdude said:Let’s see, 50 people piling into an Apple Forum thread commiserating over the same issue. That must equal, what, thousands of defects? Millions even!!
Sound like 50 people commiserating over their own stupidity. Too bad the attorney(s) trolling those forums only see opportunity.
"Thousands of defects? Millions even!" -- that is the hyperbole they'll use with their goal to get as meany people to believe the product is defective and not to buy it. Their MO is based on Apple hate and/or looking for 15 minutes of YouTube fame.
A quick search AI and other similar sites will show you that a vast number of Apple products are breaking, burning, bent and brazenly bad! It is the M.O. of these people. Get enough then maybe a lawyer/class action suit can be ginned up. These are very rarely won but their main goal is still usually achieved--15 minutes of fame.
It never tangibly effects sales of Apple, Apple isn't ever tangibly hurt at all. But it tangibly effects and harms us consumers. All companies (not limited to Apple) are in bunker mentality from these scams coming from all sides. Companies would be paying out on virtually every product if they didn't fight these scammers. So in the end the scammers get their 15 minutes of fame, the company isn't hurt, we consumers get the short end of the stick if a real issue ever does arise. -
Proposed antitrust bills would ban Apple from preinstalling its own iOS apps
sflocal said:rcfa said:What needs to end is either the walled garden or the AppStore monopoly, it should also be possible to delete Apple’s apps to free up storage, not just hide them.
It should also be possible for the user to let apps access hardware info, but it should require user consent and be tied to apps with strict privacy policies.
In other words the restrictions on what sort of apps users may run on their own hardware need to go; but not Apple’s ability to provide an integrated solution.Android is where you want to be at, with the countless garbage phones to fill your needs along with a multitude of malware-infested apps to your heart's content.I'll even hold the door open for you on your way out.