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So the manufacturer is not allowed to make everyone's ECU better because you decided to replace your engine with an older model?

• maltalex 9y ago
  What if the manufacturer didn’t do this to make everyone’s ECU better, but specifically to discourage users from buying third party parts? I’m asking hypothetically of course...
• recursive 9y ago
  You changed the premise. What's being made better? The change being discussed is broken phones. That's not better. Hypothetically, that could be from a change that makes something better. Is there any reason to believe it though?
  • axoltl 9y ago
    Fun fact, it'd actually be illegal for Apple to disable devices if it detects a replacement part. There are anti-trust laws against 'tying agreements', and forcing consumers to only buy components from Apple (due to tie-in) would be violating those laws. That said, those laws don't say anything about having to interoperate with an inferior part. So assuming Apple isn't willfully violating anti-trust laws, we can be fairly sure the change was intended to improve some aspect of the touch controller. Note: There are exceptions if the tying serves a purpose other than maintaining a monopoly (such as the security pairing between the TouchID sensor and FaceID camera).