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They most definitely are not available to the public. For example, all the Apple documentation on board layouts are literally stolen and smuggled out. In fact,
by genmud 7y ago
They most definitely are not available to the public. For example, all the Apple documentation on board layouts are literally stolen and smuggled out.
In fact, many of the large companies have exclusive agreements with OEM chip manufacturers to not provide data sheets or technical info about chips, in addition to having an exclusive supply.
If cars worked this way, you would never be able to get them repaired anywhere but the manufacturer, but since the manufacturer doesn't replace components, such as the failed alternator, they have to replace the entire "engine assembly".
- intopieces 7y ago>They most definitely are not available to the public. For example, all the Apple documentation on board layouts are literally stolen and smuggled out. And yet >Experts, however, say Apple's and CompTIA's warnings are far overblown. People with no special training regularly replace the batteries or cracked screens in their iPhones, and there are thousands of small, independent repair companies that regularly fix iPhones without incident. This article wants to have it both ways. "Apple should release documentation because repair people need it" and "People repair their stuff all the time without incident." A better argument would be actually to take Apple's side on the "safety" issue and say, "People are already trying to repair their stuff because your OEM repairs are too expensive, so you ought to provide them with docs/parts"