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Thanks--maybe I'm misquoting Steve Jobs. He meant that you-the-end-user weren't supposed to open it up. If they were repaired, he wanted them repaired by profes
by delish 7y ago
Thanks--maybe I'm misquoting Steve Jobs. He meant that you-the-end-user weren't supposed to open it up. If they were repaired, he wanted them repaired by professionals. Unfortunately I don't have the quote in front of me.
And my point is: The article says it's about Jony Ive, but he's a metonymy for iFixit's bete noir: Apple.
(I'm not saying iFixit is wrong!)
- jadell 7y agoChanging the battery in a phone isn't a job that needs to be done by professionals. Normal people do it with their other battery-powered devices all the time. The only reason to make it any other way is so you can make more money off of people who've already paid for your product, or to upsell people on getting a new phone for only a small increase over the price you would charge them to change the battery. There's no other motive here besides greed.
- Tempest1981 7y agoI wouldn't say "the only reason". A sealed case can help with waterproofing, strength, and of course thinness. You can now have BestBuy replace your battery for $49, which isn't too terrible. Other shops charge $39.
- blub 7y agoBesides what a sibling commenter mentioned about batteries, some Apple products can't even be repaired by the professionals at Apple themselves any more: the MBP screen has to be swapped if a tiny cable breaks. These kinds of decisions have no excuse.