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> One Mac repair shop's fight to repair Macs.
Apple can do a lot to make their hardware more repairable. But also I've seen Rossman outright demand their hardware changes just so it's easier to repair, without regard to things like weight, water resistance, and overall UX.
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> “The horrible truth about Apple’s repeated engineering failures” This is totally in his wheelhouse and expertise since he does circuit board repair for Apple devices. You can thank YouTube’s algorithm for the inflammatory title.
> since he does circuit board repair for Apple devices. And thus, the insight comes from someone who only repairs the components, not someone who knows about designing them. I wouldn't trust my mechanic to tell me that my car's engine was designed badly because chances are that opinion is solely based on how easy/cheap it is to repair.
When your mechanic says don't buy a car with a specific motor... You might just want to listen.
Sadly, you and I watch a different YouTube than probably 95% of people. Almost nobody I've talked to has heard of Lex or Louis, or Bret Weinstein, or Sean Carroll, and so forth. Just open youtube.com in a private window and you'll understand. Even if the average person watched some of Louis Rossmann's videos on the right to repair, I just don't think the importance of the issue would compute with them. Almost nobody…
Rossmann is seriously a national treasure. Along with Lex Fridman the two Youtube personalities irrefutably prove fair mindedness, humility & sincerity is valued. My fears that content online would eventually consist of nothing but selfies, food pics & competitive victimhood are somewhat reduced. I'd like to see Rossmann on Fridman's podcast.
I find Rossman insufferable due to his hyperbolic approach to shaming Apple and having a bone to pick with just about everyone- he's the definition of a narcissist. I agree in principle to "right to repair", but Rossman's motives are purely financial and self promoting. I've watched over 100 hours of his content and realized that his audience is primarily made up of anti-apple PC Master Race fanatics that just want t…
Though I think it would be best to have more people leading the right to repair just for this reason of avoiding people that hate someone personality then opposing this movement.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/26/22302664/apple-france-rep...
More accurate title, just in interest of facts: > One Mac repair shop's fight to repair Macs. Apple can do a lot to make their hardware more repairable. But also I've seen Rossman outright demand their hardware changes just so it's easier to repair, without regard to things like weight, water resistance, and overall UX.
Source? He released a video recently where he basically said that it doesn’t matter if they’re easy to repair. As technology gets more advanced, so do repair shops.
It’ll be harder for the average Joe at home, but that’s precisely why independent repair shops that can offer competitive prices are so important.
Plus, I just want to point out (in case it isn’t clear to anyone reading your comment) that right to repair has absolutely nothing to do with making changes to the hardware, or about making repairs “easier”.
It’s about supply chains; about making it possible to buy replacement parts. Currently, Apple tells their suppliers that they’re not allowed to sell parts to anyone else. A common example he cites in his videos is where Apple takes a commodity chip they didn’t invent, makes a tiny change to it, and then place a custom order where the contract states that the manufacturer can’t sell it to anyone else.
So if that chip breaks, customers can’t replace it with the common version, and they can’t buy it from the only manufacturer that makes the “custom” version.
The only alternative is trying to find a clone from China, or taking it from a “donor board” (which is not a sustainable or cost-effective practice)
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> “The horrible truth about Apple’s repeated engineering failures” This is totally in his wheelhouse and expertise since he does circuit board repair for Apple devices. You can thank YouTube’s algorithm for the inflammatory title.
I referred to the operating system commentary as having nothing to do with his wheelhouse. The other videos just give a context to his...theme. Further, blaming YouTube for someone's pandering to the basest audience seems dubious.
Sadly, you and I watch a different YouTube than probably 95% of people. Almost nobody I've talked to has heard of Lex or Louis, or Bret Weinstein, or Sean Carroll, and so forth. Just open youtube.com in a private window and you'll understand. Even if the average person watched some of Louis Rossmann's videos on the right to repair, I just don't think the importance of the issue would compute with them. Almost nobody…
>Apple contractually forces recycling partners to shred old devices
We’re all fucked.