[m463]

I liked the video where he mentioned the reality.

Repair shops cannot stock a bunch of batteries.

To replace a battery, you must provide information to apple about the phone, then wait for a few days for a replacement battery from apple, then install it.

Who wants to leave their phone for a few days, or visit twice?

[bmn__]

"Apple's Independent Repair Program is a useless PR stunt." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rCUF-V1esM

[anonsivalley652]

It's so stupid, paranoid and user-hostile on Apple's part.

They or their vendor should just sell real batteries to anyone who wants one.

This is what happens when a short-term profit-exploitation bean-counter is put in charge to wreck a brand. Tim Cook must go.. he won the battle of valuation but lost the war of goodwill towards the brand; snatching defeat from the jaws of success.