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by bdowling 1027 days ago
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.

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Good for you that you can go to Apple themselves then. That doesn't mean others should be forced to do the same.
Who exactly is forcing them to?

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

Apple will not sell you the parts period.
Please see the article that this comment section is under: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/hell-freezes-over-as...
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.