If it were about dodgy parts, it would be enough to use genuine parts. It's not. If it were about dodgy parts they'd make it easy for third-party shops to get g

If it were about dodgy parts, it would be enough to use genuine parts. It's not. If it were about dodgy parts they'd make it easy for third-party shops to get genuine parts. They don't. Why do parts through their independent repair program cost more (to the point of being uneconomical) if the shop is replacing a non-OEM part or (god forbid) they want to stock up so they can actually replace parts when their customer walks in and not have to wait for Apple's approval[1]? How does charging more for replacing a non-OEM part protect people? I've done things Apple's way, and my reward was losing access to my work tools for two weeks. They can pay for prime real estate but they can't pay to train their Geniuses to actually fix things? To change a battery? They can't keep parts in stock? Doing things their way is miserable---they are capricious, they deny they ever make any design errors, it is inconvenient. This drives people to third-party providers where they can actually get better service for the products they paid a premium for. How does this protect people? I'm not even talking about component-level repair. I'm not talking about changing a bad chip. These are the feet[2]. They stick on. No soldering required. But apparently that's too hard for their Geniuses to do. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rCUF-V1esM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rCUF-V1esM [2] https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-and-MacBook-Pro-Unibody-Plastic-Feet/IF163-052?o=1 https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Mac/MacBook-and-MacBook-Pro-Uni...