[shuntress]

You are conflating separate concerns.

Tracking serial numbers to black-list stolen parts (too much effort for too little value IMO but I'm not a bean counter for a nation-state-sized corporation so what do I know?) is very different from white-listing ordained parts.

Independent shops should be able to buy broken phones from individuals and part them out for repairs without jumping through Apple's hoops.

[dwaite]

> Independent shops should be able to buy broken phones from individuals and part them out for repairs without jumping through Apple's hoops.

I assume in this scenario that all independent shops are trustworthy entities that won't use stolen, reclaimed, or third-party parts in order to save money, without informing the customer?

[robocat]

Apple could provide a genuine parts and stolen parts tracking tool for the most valuable parts: screen, camera, motherboard.

The goal is to make stolen iPhones worth nearly zero to thieves, which makes iPhones more valuable to all iPhone owners. Otherwise stolen iPhones are worth enough to incentivise a stolen iPhone economy. https://www.ifixit.com/Parts/iPhone_13/Screens Not having your phone stolen is worth your replacement cost to you.

[shuntress]

Nothing exists in a vacuum.

Tracking stolen phones and busting chop shops is probably something that should be handled by law enforcement.

[newtritious]

Until it is, Apple are serving their customers by protecting them from this problem.

[shuntress]

I am much more likely to need a phone serviced than have a phone stolen.

Apple should protect me from a repair monopoly overcharging just enough such that a new device (also sold by said monopoly) looks more appealing than a repair.

[newtritious]

They are also protecting you against repair shops using substandard parts, and compromising device security.

The claim about them doing this to make you buy a new device is made up.