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Much more likely it’s related to increased antitrust and regulatory pressures. Vanishingly few customers likely to take advantage of this, its true value is in
by rwc 5y ago
Much more likely it’s related to increased antitrust and regulatory pressures. Vanishingly few customers likely to take advantage of this, its true value is in the PR.
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- makeitdouble 5y agoA lot repair shops have been using screen and replacement part sourced randomly for common repairs. You’ll see one in every shopping mall, and while franchised ones won’t be much affected, smaller shop should benefit from from wider access to parts (no need to get accepted as a repair shop for instance)
- dividedbyzero 5y agoOnly if those parts are still affordable. People won't use these shops if their fee is 80% of a new phone.
- wastedhours 5y agoAnd getting in front of it means they get to dictate the pricing structure - you can bet your spare parts will be beautifully packaged and sold at a decent markup.