They can still make things unrepairable – for example I looked into replacing the battery of my phone and discovered my model is hot glued shut so I’d have to melt it open with a pretty good chance I’d destroy the screen.
Seven years of parts for *my* phone?
Freaking cool! I only wish Apple still supported it.
Sweet. Now do wheelchairs.
Seriously, wheelchair riders are one of the most neglected demographics in the country as far as repairs (and honestly, technology in general) go, with it taking dealers up to 6 months to change batteries in some cases. One of our friends had been waiting on a new joystick since March so we finally went and replaced it ourselves since the dealer was dragging their feet (we passed R2R here in CO earlier this year for wheelchairs).
Cory Doctorow has been writing about “right to repair” for years. He had a recent column up about how Apple isn’t really giving in. They are going to make it as cumbersome and expensive as possible to repair their devices to cause all but the most die hard people give up and buy a new device.
Oh, the 7 year number for the Google Pixel support stuff makes sense now. I was wondering, why 7 years? Not that it’s a bad thing, just not a number that is usually used. This is probably why.
I’m really enjoying seeing the world chip at away at Apple’s BS style of manufacturing. The thing is, iPhones *were* easy to repair in the beginning. I used to replace busted screens for my friends all the time until Apple made it impossible. I can’t imagine how much money Apple has made with this underhanded tactic.
But Apple isn’t the only one guilty of this. Samsung’s early models were designed so that you could pop out the battery and pop in a new one in seconds. In fact, my *first* smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy S2, came with a spare battery when I bought it. That ended *years* ago, and the battery is generally the biggest reason we long-term users replace our phones. With a single new battery, we’d get years more out of the same phone.
I guess Louis Rossman is moving to California
Oh boy ,7 years of parts that we can’t actually buy .
I’d probably buy a new phone if something went after five years, but I like that this is an option.
More of the guberment just gettin in people’s bidness, eh Republicans?
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Boy Apple is not going to like this.
Nice!
They can still make things unrepairable – for example I looked into replacing the battery of my phone and discovered my model is hot glued shut so I’d have to melt it open with a pretty good chance I’d destroy the screen.
Seven years of parts for *my* phone?
Freaking cool! I only wish Apple still supported it.
Sweet. Now do wheelchairs.
Seriously, wheelchair riders are one of the most neglected demographics in the country as far as repairs (and honestly, technology in general) go, with it taking dealers up to 6 months to change batteries in some cases. One of our friends had been waiting on a new joystick since March so we finally went and replaced it ourselves since the dealer was dragging their feet (we passed R2R here in CO earlier this year for wheelchairs).
Cory Doctorow has been writing about “right to repair” for years. He had a recent column up about how Apple isn’t really giving in. They are going to make it as cumbersome and expensive as possible to repair their devices to cause all but the most die hard people give up and buy a new device.
https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/)
Oh, the 7 year number for the Google Pixel support stuff makes sense now. I was wondering, why 7 years? Not that it’s a bad thing, just not a number that is usually used. This is probably why.
I’m really enjoying seeing the world chip at away at Apple’s BS style of manufacturing. The thing is, iPhones *were* easy to repair in the beginning. I used to replace busted screens for my friends all the time until Apple made it impossible. I can’t imagine how much money Apple has made with this underhanded tactic.
But Apple isn’t the only one guilty of this. Samsung’s early models were designed so that you could pop out the battery and pop in a new one in seconds. In fact, my *first* smartphone, a Samsung Galaxy S2, came with a spare battery when I bought it. That ended *years* ago, and the battery is generally the biggest reason we long-term users replace our phones. With a single new battery, we’d get years more out of the same phone.
I guess Louis Rossman is moving to California
Oh boy ,7 years of parts that we can’t actually buy .
I’d probably buy a new phone if something went after five years, but I like that this is an option.
More of the guberment just gettin in people’s bidness, eh Republicans?