I actually (for once) agree with Gruber that Apple is doing the right thing by sending the proper tools to do the job. However, i am also really tired of watch

I actually (for once) agree with Gruber that Apple is doing the right thing by sending the proper tools to do the job. However, i am also really tired of watching the "waterproofing is hard" argument trotted out as a reason to make these things so hard and glued together. O-rings and other simple gaskets protect things exposed to much harsher environments, and last much longer. You don't have to literally glue everything together to make it waterproof. Nor does the fact that it has a a port or two (literally one most of the time) change that. To give an example: Dive computers and other devices are waterproofed to hundreds of meters (IE at invasive positive water pressure/immersion many times what the iphone is subject to), contain usb ports, and are waterproofed successfully using o-rings and other replaceable gaskets. They contain multitudes of sensitive sensors these days (though often not cameras) Heck, some of them even now run android with high-quality oled screens, and run plenty of apps :) Most are literally built to be disassembled by home folks and dive shops so they can be serviced and repaired. They are rarely sent to the manufacturer for repair. This is just one product example. There are plenty of others. We know how to do this. It is possible to do this. Let's not pretend it's about function. There may be other reasons (aesthetics, cost, etc) that they want to glue them like this, and make them non-serviceable. But it's definitely not because it's the only way to waterproof them.