Apple forces "authorized providers" to gimp their offerings and push you strongly towards buying a new device. That's not a hypothetical, btw. Louis Rossman (a

Apple forces "authorized providers" to gimp their offerings and push you strongly towards buying a new device. That's not a hypothetical, btw. Louis Rossman (an unauthorized repairman) has some good youtube videos where he calls around to get quotes from authorized vs unauthorized repair centers. The difference in what they are able to offer is dramatic and repeatable.