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Or do any sort of repair on the thing. It's quite feasible to do basic board level repair with the schematics. But not without the schematics or if the thing is

Or do any sort of repair on the thing. It's quite feasible to do basic board level repair with the schematics. But not without the schematics or if the thing is welded shut. It's wasteful, and I sincerely hope one day we can have a proper "right to repair" act. I mean, this has nothing to do with user experience, security, or aesthetics. It's basically just an anti-consumer move on Apples' part. And, I honestly don't get why. What are they trying to protect? Just put some screws or other mechanism for detaching the thing and publish the board schematics. They won't loose money over it.

tinus_hn 9y ago
These boards contain mostly surface mounted devices. This isn’t a TV from the 80s. You can’t just go in and solder things, even if you have the schematics. The pro market doesn’t care about that anyway, they just get AppleCare.
- anon1253 9y ago
  It's definitely possible. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2mFZoRqjw_ELax4Yisf6w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2mFZoRqjw_ELax4Yisf6w (he does a bunch of different issues, just click any of the board level repair videos). I mean if you don't own the equipment yourself (or don't feel like doing it) I don't see why /other people/ well versed in doing it should not be allowed to. As a so called "pro" AppleCare is not always an option. You loose all your data and often enough have to wait several weeks to get your device back...and in a lot of places there are no certified apple dealers in a 700 mile radius. It's just user hostile, and completely unnecessary.