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by dns_snek
1000 days ago
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That's a very disingenuous recap, the commenter was complaining about Apple opposing and derailing right to repair legislation. Apple doesn't just refuse to provide parts either, they're increasingly serializing parts such that perfectly working components from 2 brand new Apple devices can't be swapped between them. Not that Google is any better, they're all inexcusably terrible, anti-consumer, e-waste generating operations. |
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> Apple opposing and derailing right to repair legislation
I guess you didn’t hear the latest news[0]?
> they're increasingly serializing parts
A pedantic minor correction: they haven’t so much increased it as people have started noticing stuff that had been serialized prior
> such that perfectly working components from 2 brand new Apple devices can't be swapped between them
They can be swapped, the device doesn’t block it outright or refuses to boot (with the exception of biometrics).
The problem is that some of the calibration and configuration is component specific, so in certain cases a replacement has unintended consequences, which, because it’s Apple, gets explained a purposeful attempt by Apple to break non-authorized repairs.
Personally to me this is rather hilarious notion because Apple isn’t known to be shy about being explicit in their messaging, case in point would be the messaging when replacing a battery.
The simple fact of the matter is that calibration is simply part of the repair and if not done, the repair isn’t done properly.
It’s the same as replacing your tires without aligning them and then blaming the car manufacturer for all the vibrations you feel during your rides.
Just about now the conversation then shifts to who gets access to calibration tools.
Currently Apple, Apple Authorized Service Providers, independent repair shops that are part of the free Independent Repair Provider Program and customers using the Self Service Repair service have access to these tools.
That covers pretty much all scenarios, with the exception being cowboys that want to go at it alone because they don’t want to subject their skills to any form of scrutiny.
I think it stands to reason that they then use their unimpeachable skills to transfer the control chip that holds the calibration data.
0: https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/23/23843506/apple-california...