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Simply they are tamper resistance. Albeit crap because it took about a week for the Chinese screwdriver factories to churn them out as well :) I suspect they h
by setquk 8y ago
Simply they are tamper resistance. Albeit crap because it took about a week for the Chinese screwdriver factories to churn them out as well :)
I suspect they had to design their own screws however because most of the tamper bits have a lot of torque designed in which makes the heads deeper so they couldn't use an off the shelf design or it would intrude further into the chassis of the device.
- leereeves 8y agoTamper resistant is just a euphemism for "pay Apple $500 for a repair someone else could do for $50".
- setquk 8y agoMore "I didn't want to pay for AppleCare so took and risk and now need to take the phone to a dodgy after market repair company who will stick a generic OEM part on it which may or may not work properly". Apple replaced my 6s before xmas 23 months into AppleCare with a brand new one because there was a light patch on the screen. Cost me £0.
- leereeves 8y agoThat's not a reason to prevent people from repairing/altering their products themselves if they want to. People who didn't have the skills and didn't know a repair shop they trust could still pay for AppleCare, but AppleCare should have to compete on value, not be the only option because Apple locked down the product.
- setquk 8y agoIt's no different to having to buy a TX8 screwdriver because you don't have one already. Even the big brands make them now: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/screwdrivers/1230844/ https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/screwdrivers/1230844/ I have replaced various things on Apple products over the years myself and have had no problems at all. It's not exactly prevention!
- leereeves 8y agoIt's not the only mechanism Apple uses, they also write firmware that blocks replacement, oppose right to repair legislation, etc.