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Doesn't the cost of these advanced repairs kind of negate the value of getting your device repaired versus just replacing the whole thing (or parts)? I'm sure
by babypuncher 8y ago
Doesn't the cost of these advanced repairs kind of negate the value of getting your device repaired versus just replacing the whole thing (or parts)?
I'm sure Apple has done lots of cost benefit analysis and found that it's way cheaper to just replace an iPhone motherboard than it is to pay someone skilled at SMD repair to find the bad component(s) and replace them.
- marvin 8y agoWell, if Apple has exorbitant markups on motherboard replacement (and other repairs) outside of warranty, repair makes perfect sense.
- jdietrich 8y agoThe third-party repair industry exists because companies can profitably undercut Apple's out-of-warranty repair charges. That's true in the US and it's doubly true in lower-wage economies. It may be that skilled repair work isn't scaleable, so Apple have decided to constrain their repair operations to simple module swaps. It may also be that Apple would rather sell you a new device than fix your old one, so have taken an approach that is broadly hostile to repair. I suspect it's a bit of both.