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And then someone will mess up the repair and blame Apple for a malfunctioning device or demand they fix it for free.
And then what?
i mean, we do that with literally everything else -- why is apple special?
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This is Apple trying to avoid real Right to Repair legislation by taking actions that look like they support independent repair. Consider taking a moment to donate to https://repair.org/ - we're pushing to get Right to Repair laws passed in state legislatures across the US.
I am a real believer in right to repair. But I wonder, if we are unable to achieve legislative results, what can be done to build hardware on open standards?
https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/2/12775922/google-project-ar...
I think there is no money in letting people repair and upgrade components.
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But which version do you run? The only version I would consider currently is the Enterprise version of Windows 10.
I have both pro (Home desktop) and enterprise (Work laptop). I don't notice a difference. But we don't really take advantage of the group policy very much.
These days, I run Pro on pretty much everything and don't seem to miss anything. Perhaps "Enterprise" comes with less Candy Crush and other bloatware pre-installed?
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I am a real believer in right to repair. But I wonder, if we are unable to achieve legislative results, what can be done to build hardware on open standards?
People have tried and failed. https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/2/12775922/google-project-ar... I think there is no money in letting people repair and upgrade components.
Only functionality missing would be valid cell tower functionality. Wifi and satellite would work just fine
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Google adsense banned repair and data recovery from advertising on their platform "We need to discuss Google's anti-repair advertising discrimination." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBJ2LD-Dao
I just searched google for repair and data recovery for several of my devices with adblock disabled and it turned up several local shops. So seems to be provably untrue. I kind of lost faith in Rossman after he blamed Apple for Customs agents seizing counterfeit parts.
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I can understand the battery but admit the case is weaker for screen and other components. If someone gets hurt using an Apple product it’s international news [1] and everyone ignores the reports 5 days later when it shown they were using a counterfeit. So I can understand why Apple would care. Keep in mind this article is about bringing repairs to Mac. The 16” MBP has a 100WHr Lithium-Polymer battery. That thing is…
> If someone gets hurt using an Apple product it’s international news You can replace pretty much everything in your car which are literally killing machines and yet everything seems to be doing ok why give Apple this special treatment?
Note, whether or not Apple should sell, or be forced to sell, parts is a different question and conversation.
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I have both pro (Home desktop) and enterprise (Work laptop). I don't notice a difference. But we don't really take advantage of the group policy very much.
It used to be Home versions couldn't get more "Enterprise" features, like full partition encryption and the ability to join a Domain. Naturally GPO doesn't apply to a home user. These days, I run Pro on pretty much everything and don't seem to miss anything. Perhaps "Enterprise" comes with less Candy Crush and other bloatware pre-installed?
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The goal should be self repair. I want the manuals and parts so I can make my own repair.
And then someone will mess up the repair and blame Apple for a malfunctioning device or demand they fix it for free.
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> If someone gets hurt using an Apple product it’s international news You can replace pretty much everything in your car which are literally killing machines and yet everything seems to be doing ok why give Apple this special treatment?
The injuries usually have different causes though. For car accidents there is usually human action or inaction at fault. It is possible for parts to be at fault but that's the minority of cases. For phone injuries it is usually a faulty part at fault. If someone sharpened their iPhone and went on a killing spree I don't think anyone would be asking which parts are inside. Note that I support the right to repair. I ju…
Then Apple should have no issues selling good parts for repair but they are not doing that as well.
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This level of customer-hostility would cause a huge uproar for any other "Pro" or "workstation" vendor.
Apple fans seem okay with this and also not being able to install apps outside the app store.
When my Macbook battery ballooned up on me I just replaced it myself. It's not hard at all and can be done in 15 minutes, I have no idea why people in tech take their machines to repair places to do it.