[gchamonlive]

> The point of serialization is precisely to make stolen parts unviable economically, so you’ve painted yourself into a bit of a corner there.

Assuming this kind of lock is unbreakable and all the parts in the phone are locked, you mean, which is a big assumption in the long run. A side effect is that you can't reuse parts from a bricked phone in another, which increases waste without actually addressing the problem which is access to spare parts.

> I believe genuine parts cost more because they are better, not due to artificial scarcity

Price is not the only restriction, but also the number of parts you can order, having to send back the damaged one (which prevents stocking on spare parts for the future) and the exclusion of third party repair shops. In any case I acknowledged that what apple did is indeed a good step, but the repair system can be improved.