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The prices seem very reasonable for genuine parts. Some parts have a "core charge" like automotive parts, to ensure you send back the bad ones so they can be r

by bradfa 4y ago

The prices seem very reasonable for genuine parts. Some parts have a "core charge" like automotive parts, to ensure you send back the bad ones so they can be remanufactured. The $49 rental of the tool kit gets you the use of some quite impressive tools and fixtures which are likely to greatly enhance the chance of success for various repairs.

dotancohen 4y ago
> Some parts have a "core charge" like automotive parts, to ensure you send back the bad ones so they can be remanufactured. This also prevents enterprising shops from buying stocks of parts for use in the future, when Apple stops selling parts for today's models.
- bradfa 4y ago
  But this program is rather clearly not aimed at repair shops but seems much more for the retail DIY crowd. For other things which are DIY, like automotive repair, core charges are a normal everyday thing. I don't normally stock various parts for my own cars, I buy them when I need to. This feels very similar to me.
  - ATsch 4y ago
    > But this program is rather clearly not aimed at repair shops but seems much more for the retail DIY crowd. Yes, which is the point. They are offering a compromise for a tiny market (self-repair) in hopes of this distracting from and preventing laws that would benefit the market that actually matters (independent repair). It's like throwing your underpaid demoralized employees a pizza party so they don't quit, nothing but a damage control gesture that deliberarely doesn't actually help.
- vesrah 4y ago
  How does it prevent it? Returning a core isn't required. If you want to stockpile you just need to pay a bit more.
  - ATsch 4y ago
    You need to know the serial number of the phone before ordering the components. That means repairs will for most people take two to three visits to the repair center over a week, whereas apple can do it in one visit. They know this makes independent repair uncompetitive, which is why they do it.

by bradfa 4y ago

dotancohen 4y ago

> Some parts have a "core charge" like automotive parts, to ensure you send back the bad ones so they can be remanufactured. This also prevents enterprising shops from buying stocks of parts for use in the future, when Apple stops selling parts for today's models.

bradfa 4y ago
But this program is rather clearly not aimed at repair shops but seems much more for the retail DIY crowd. For other things which are DIY, like automotive repair, core charges are a normal everyday thing. I don't normally stock various parts for my own cars, I buy them when I need to. This feels very similar to me.
- ATsch 4y ago
  > But this program is rather clearly not aimed at repair shops but seems much more for the retail DIY crowd. Yes, which is the point. They are offering a compromise for a tiny market (self-repair) in hopes of this distracting from and preventing laws that would benefit the market that actually matters (independent repair). It's like throwing your underpaid demoralized employees a pizza party so they don't quit, nothing but a damage control gesture that deliberarely doesn't actually help.
vesrah 4y ago
How does it prevent it? Returning a core isn't required. If you want to stockpile you just need to pay a bit more.
- ATsch 4y ago
  You need to know the serial number of the phone before ordering the components. That means repairs will for most people take two to three visits to the repair center over a week, whereas apple can do it in one visit. They know this makes independent repair uncompetitive, which is why they do it.