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Oh, but I have... 30 years here (Cambridge and Southern NH) and every one of mine and many of my friends have been done by me. Air tools, acetone/ATF mix, and a propane torch are your friend at times.
If you have any of that, it really help! I end up going with channel-locks and a six-foot pole.
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Even though I hate things made out of plastic, plastic IS the right material for building a phone. Plastic is hard to scratch, has grip, is lightweight, and is hard to break.
Remember iPhone 5c? People absolutely hated it because it was plastic (well, that, and some other reasons–but mainly because it seemed "cheap").
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Isn't it possible that replacing parts all the time embraces disposable culture? "Oh I can just get a new battery? Great, I'll get one way more often than I need to, because I can." The old one gets in the garbage, or isn't recycled properly. And believe me, it happens often. I don't see why improving durability is a bad thing. And also not sure why whenever anything positive gets posted about Apple, so many enter "A…
> And also not sure why whenever anything positive gets posted about Apple, so many enter "APPLE MODE: RESIST IMMEDIATELY IN ALL WAYS POSSIBLE." There are people here that have both positive and negative opinions about Apple, as there are people that have opinions about nearly every other company. Perhaps with Apple these opinions are a bit more strongly held.
It's just best to ignore it - the conversations offer no value.