[bdowling]

Personally, I do not want anymore cheap Chinese knockoff parts anymore. I don’t want screens that have off colors, batteries that last 1/3 of their rated power, toner cartridges that last half as long as the OEM ones, etc.

I really am willing to pay 4X the price for something that’s twice as good. Half as good isn’t good enough for me anymore.

[Dah00n]

Good for you that you can go to Apple themselves then. That doesn't mean others should be forced to do the same.

[bdowling]

Who exactly is forcing them to?

There are tons of non-Apple repair shops they can go to.

[LightHugger]

Apple will not sell you the parts period.

[nomel]

Please see the article that this comment section is under: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/hell-freezes-over-as...

[rasz]

Please read this carefully: Apple will NOT _sell_ you a battery cheaper than their inhouse genius bar battery service fee. Apple can barter a battery for ~$10 cheaper than that fee if you:

- tell them detailed information about the device in need of a new battery, wait up to a week for that bespoke battery to arrive, then send old battery back.

- agree to share all of your accounting with Apple, now and I think up to 5 years from termination of the contract.

- agree to share all of your client details with Apple.

- agree to audits checking if you dont posses any third party parts that could be used in Apple products.

- agree to never repair Apple product beyond strict list of services approved by Apple.