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by tbran 1462 days ago
Realistically, while it's "about warranties", it's also about making more money: "How can we deny more warranty claims and make more money?"

It also starts from the assumption that the "authorized" repairer can repair something better than an unauthorized repairer, which is silly.

Also see this comment for a practical take:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31856699