Draco

Ternus is being truthful here. To the extent parts are paired, it's for security reasons, preservation of calibration data, or for safety reasons in the case of batteries. Apple makes enough money on the initial phone sale that they don't need to intentionally lock out third party repair parts to make more money. They also want to avoid returns and support calls from cheapskates who installed some random module from Alibaba to repair their phone. 

Having said that, Apple should do a better job making their devices easier to open. iPads for example, are essentially sealed shut. I have an old iPod classic that I want to upgrade to flash storage, but I'm dreading the idea of opening the unit up because from what I've seen on YouTube, opening a 7th gen iPod is slightly less complex than diffusing a bomb. 

I'll bet my next paycheck these criminals are not native born Canadians. 

Enjoy your immigration, and remember, diversity is your strength. 

This is the administration that Apple voted for. Enjoy. 

Another EU money grab. 

I hope these costs are directly passed along to purchasers of Apple products in Europe. 

slow n easy said:

Just to play Devil's Advocate, I first heard about self-driving cars in 2016. The difference between 2016 and now is like the difference between arithmetic and calculus. You make it sound like autonomous vehicles are an impossibility. 

It's not just the technology. It's about liability. If I as an individual injure someone in a car accident, there's only so much money they can extract from me. If Apple's code can be shown to be at fault in an accident, there's an almost limitless pool of money that a plaintiff's attorneys could go after.