[bigyabai]

Apple can do parts lockdown while also allowing users to service their phone safely with third-party components. The Right to Repair crowd gets angry not because of parts serialization, but because Apple uses it as an excuse to stop you from fixing your phone and reinforce monopoly control.

[labcomputer]

How do you distinguish between a legitimate third party component and a stolen one with the serial number wiped?

[bigyabai]

Stronger first-party DRM?