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That they are not producing old parts is not in itself an indication of bad faith. Manufacturing more after having stopped would be prohibitively expensive. We
by prvc 4y ago
That they are not producing old parts is not in itself an indication of bad faith. Manufacturing more after having stopped would be prohibitively expensive. We have to wait until they fail to create enough spares for the current models to support this program in order to draw this conclusion.
- Nextgrid 4y agoI don't believe they've stopped manufacturing the parts (or ran out of stock) since they're still able to "repair" those devices out of warranty at a huge premium.
- ben-schaaf 4y agoThey provide repair services for products 5 years after they stop selling them, which will by law be extended to 7 years for products after 2020. They clearly have the parts. See https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201624 https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201624
- prvc 4y agoThey have such a large volume of sales that they would be able to very accurately estimate the number of parts they need in order to fulfill their warranty obligations and paid repairs. Their inventory of old parts would presumably be earmarked for that purpose, without significant leftovers.