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Making components user replaceable rather than soldered in requires more connectors so more waste.
by chrisseaton 5y ago
Making components user replaceable rather than soldered in requires more connectors so more waste.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoShops in China can replace iPhone components with soldering using the proper equipment.
- chrisseaton 5y agoGreat! So what’s the problem?
- mensetmanusman 5y agoApple doesn’t allow or release parts.
- chrisseaton 5y agoSo go to Apple or an authorised servicer to get it repaired?
- swiley 5y agoApple has made it illegal to obtain parts, people doing this have obtained the parts from other people who are breaking the law/contracts they signed. Apple also uses software to disable replacing parts.
- dpkonofa 5y agoApple, nor any other tech company, doesn't have the power to make something illegal and they don't artificially disable parts. They disable portions of the device that rely on those parts for integrity or security reasons. Stop lying.
- Ammonium 5y agoI recommend you open any internet browser, go to the search bar, and type "lobbying". Even better, search for "apple lobbying" and you might find extensive examples of apple influencing policymakers for their own benefit. You seem to have repeatedly missed the point in this thread.
- smoldesu 5y agoProbably the fact that Apple arrests the people building/distributing these machines without punity.
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- vbezhenar 5y agoThis is absurd. That is absolutely tiny connector which produces negligible amount of waste and could easily save the entire device from being dumped in trash.
- chrisseaton 5y agoWhy would you dump the device in the trash? That's a bizarre thing to do with valuable components. Take it to Apple or an authorised repairer, or have it recycled.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoMany components are disabled from reuse with software.
- chrisseaton 5y agoApple refurbishes or recycles those components for you.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoThey do so with such large profit margins it turns consumers towards new devices. Apple prevents third parties from doing so.