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The money can do that, but it can also go to their bottom line instead, or even be used to lobby against stuff like Right to Repair. Who knows, the amount Appl
by omgwtfbyobbq 5y ago
The money can do that, but it can also go to their bottom line instead, or even be used to lobby against stuff like Right to Repair.
Who knows, the amount Apple has spent lobbying may have allowed them to create a more repairable iphone without increasing consumer prices.
- jpttsn 5y agoI don’t think that’s how it works. Apple makes about 38% on hardware, right? Suppose I pay $100 “extra” for an iPhone thanks to limited repairability. Without that $100, Apple would have to find $38 somewhere else. As I don’t value repairability, all the options seem worse. Maybe it would make me $100 happier at the cost of $38 to Apple’s “bottom line”. But I don’t think they would like that investment strategy.
- omgwtfbyobbq 5y agoIt's gone beyond that. Apple matches parts in their phones so that only Apple can replace certain things, which I believe increases the cost of their products a little. https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/complete-control-apple-accused-of-overpricing-restricting-device-repairs-1.4859099 https://www.cbc.ca/news/thenational/complete-control-apple-a... At the same time, restricting how and what customers can repair is good for future phone/etc sales, which I imagine it's why they're doing it.