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This is equivalent to what Apple has done. For a while they had their own in-house repair service through the Genius Bar, and it coexisted with independent repa
by bathtub365 7y ago
This is equivalent to what Apple has done. For a while they had their own in-house repair service through the Genius Bar, and it coexisted with independent repair shops. Now they try to prevent this with software lockouts on repaired equipment and designs that are increasingly difficult or impossible to repair. It’s interesting to see similar patterns in other industries.
- jimhefferon 7y agoThis is one reason that I don't buy Apple, so it comes with at least some consumer cost.
- bathtub365 7y agoI find it a little frustrating but since I’m still not willing to switch to Windows, Linux, or Android I keep using their products. I buy fewer electronics than I used to since they seem to be usable for much longer so it ends up not being much of an issue, but it feels anti-consumer to me.
- samatman 7y agoOnly if there are more people like you than there are people who purchase Apple products because of the "Genius Bar". Which seems unlikely to me, although I wouldn't be surprised either way.
- Dylan16807 7y ago> because of the "Genius Bar" The genius bar is not the problem. It's some things they have done more recently.
- Scoundreller 7y ago> designs that are increasingly difficult or impossible to repair. I wonder how much of this is due to focus on size/weight gone too far. Or if Apple is going to tell you how to build a board with function XYZ to their specs, they may as well integrate it into the mainboard.