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Measure that make it harder (but not impossible) for users to disassemble their devices serves to avoid people doing accidental damage (and voiding their warran
by eridius 8y ago
Measure that make it harder (but not impossible) for users to disassemble their devices serves to avoid people doing accidental damage (and voiding their warrantee). It's possible to get a pentalobe screwdriver, and anyone not willing to get one probably has no business opening up an Apple product.
- darkpuma 8y agoYeah, countless businesses have been bankrupt by the mistake of using standard screws that regular plebs to violate their warranties. Apple simply can afford to take that kind of risk, their margins are very tight as it is!
- eridius 8y agoFor those downvoting me, if you genuinely think that pentalobe screws are bad, can you please explain why someone who doesn't have access to a pentalobe screwdriver has even the slightest business opening up an iPhone?
- programmer_dude 8y agoWow circular logic much? So anyone without a pentalobe screwdriver is not qualified to replace a battery (for example)?
- eridius 8y agoOther way around. Anyone qualified to replace a battery should have no difficulty getting their hands on a pentalobe screwdriver. In fact, it would not surprise me in the least if vendors selling third-party iPhone batteries included pentalobe screwdrivers with the battery (or offered it as an add-on).