[fortran77]

They'll still get value from it. Some crackhead will steal your phone and it can be parted out to use the screen, the glass, the case, etc., even if it can't be activated again. It may be worth $20 instead of $150 to him, but he'll still steal it.

[hombre_fatal]

> It may be worth $20 instead of $50 to him

The difference between a working phone vs just its parts isn't $30. You should've gone with the parent's $30 vs $300 estimation.

I guarantee there are people willing to violently mug you for $300 but not for $30.

[meddlin]

If Apple continues this trend, they can place barriers to parting it out as well. It won't remove all the value, but these practices force everyone to lose.

https://www.ifixit.com/News/apple-is-locking-batteries-to-ip...