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Can't you just charge different prices for Official Apple Certified parts vs aftermarket. Should keep your profit margins the same.

• ericabiz 7y ago
  No one knows for sure at this point...by reading this press release, you have as much information as we do. It's our hope that we can do that, but if people come in and pick the Apple screen, we'd like to make as much margin as we currently do on the aftermarket screens.
  • Despegar 7y ago
    I don't think that's realistic. You're getting genuine parts from Apple, not parts that fell off a truck in China. If you want the same margin, raise your prices.
    • devilmoon 7y ago
      that's what he's saying?
• McAtNite 7y ago
  Personally I’d be shocked if Apple allows an independent repair provider to provide both OEM and third party parts. Their terms are pretty broad on their application page but they explicitly state they reserve the right to cancel your access for any reason. I can’t seem to find more detailed terms, but I’m willing to bet there’s something in their terms that would prevent this.
  • derefr 7y ago
    > Personally I’d be shocked if Apple allows an independent repair provider to provide both OEM and third party parts. How exactly would they know? Just run two corporate entities out of one shop, with the grey-market one registered to a nearby PO box.
    • kennywinker 7y ago
      “Hello, how much to replace the screen on an iPhone X?”
    • ralmeida 7y ago
      Just because it's not easily enforceable doesn't mean shops will accept knowingly breaking their terms with Apple. And, as mentioned in a sibling comment, there are ways to do it, like an auditor posing as a customer, or simply compelling them to say under oath if they are doing this or not (in which case the situation goes from breach of contract to lying under oath).
  • ProAm 7y ago
    People will just continue to use non-Apple parts then no? If Apple expects customers to buy a new phone every 2 years, why would they spend a significant more amount of money for a few extra months of usage? If there is a $150 difference between an Apple screen and non-Apple screen, Im going non-Apple
    • dzhiurgis 7y ago
      > Apple expects customers to buy a new phone every 2 years Sorry what? My iPhones last 3-4 years, but software support is for around 5 years.
      • ProAm 7y ago
        its a little over two years for most but its slowly creeping up due to excessive pricing [1] [2] [1] https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43ejej/study-smartphone-iphone-trade-in-age-apple-event-2018 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/43ejej/study-smartphone-i... [2] https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/07/15/how-often-does-the-average-american-replace-his-or.aspx https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/07/15/how-often-...
        • Angostura 7y ago
          Slowly creeping up due to improved long term OS support? My wife and brother are still completely happy with their iPhone 6 devices.
        • Spivak 7y ago
          Each person might replace their phone every two years but that's not very often the end of the devices life. Some people pay a premium to have the newest device every year or every other year but then someone else uses that phone for the next 2-3 years until it actually wears out.
      • viraptor 7y ago
        Yes, but what is the warranty period? I.e. how soon are you expected to pay large amounts for simple fixes.
  • ericabiz 7y ago
    No one knows for sure. However, Reuters says: "The program will allow independent stores to set their own prices for repairs and also offer cheaper aftermarket parts." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-repair/apple-to-supply-parts-to-independent-repair-shops-for-first-time-idUSKCN1VJ1F1 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-repair/apple-to-sup...
• dsfyu404ed 7y ago
  That sounds like a non-issue that can be solved with separate corperate entities. Bubba's phone repair and Jimbo's phone repair can both operate out of the same location owned by a third party and enter into a contract that lets them suitibly share resources. Small businesses do this kind of thing all the time. You can imagine if you have a company that does landscaping and takes down trees would want the landscaping under a different LLC to reduce costs (insurance, regulatory compliance, etc) and limit liability from the tree cutting side of the business.