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> Artificially inflating cost of parts can trivially be used to enforce planned obsolescence. It could, but nobody has presented any evidence that Apple is doi
by zepto 6y ago
> Artificially inflating cost of parts can trivially be used to enforce planned obsolescence.
It could, but nobody has presented any evidence that Apple is doing this, and their business strategy is openly stated to involve increasing the lifetime of their devices, so that they can deliver services to more users, so this is just innuendo.
- fsflover 6y ago> nobody has presented any evidence that Apple is doing this Simply compare the cost of official Apple service and corrsponding third-party service.
- zepto 6y agoThat is not evidence of anything. There are many reasons that third party service is cheaper that have nothing to do with some conspiracy by Apple.
- fsflover 6y agoAFAIK the price difference is so huge that no reasonable explanation (except the "conspiracy", i.e., greed) is possible.
- zepto 6y agoI’d be curious to see your statistics on the price differences. Do you have a link? Here are some reasonable explanations for how third parties cut costs without resort to a conspiracy: 1. Less warranty on repairs. 2. Lower cost substitute parts. 3. Lower quality control, 4. Less training for staff. 5. Lower profit margins, leading to unsustainable businesses.