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>Apple quite literally HUNT anyone selling those right now. This is just objectively not true. Apple only goes after people claiming to sell OEM parts because

>Apple quite literally HUNT anyone selling those right now. This is just objectively not true. Apple only goes after people claiming to sell OEM parts because that's a trademark issue. You can sell 3rd party parts without any issues and Apple can't do anything about it.

smoldesu 4y ago
That's what they seem to be talking about. If you want to buy replacement ICs from Texas Instruments, you can't. Apple won't let you order the parts from them, entirely because they want to monopolize the Macbook repair pipeline. Your only choice is buying sketchy third-party components, or risking damage by removing a similar part off a donor board. This is entirely a side effect of Apple's control over their supply chain, and it's 100% a conscious decision. The only word suitable for describing it is 'petty', but that seems to be the crux of most of Apple's business decisions recently.
- dkonofalski 4y ago
  Texas Instruments doesn't make those IC's available because the design is custom to Apple. TI is just manufacturing them. They're Apple parts so repair centers and customers need to go through Apple to get them. There's no incentive for anyone, Apple or otherwise, to allow people to buy parts directly from their vendor.
  - smoldesu 4y ago
    > They're Apple parts so repair centers and customers need to go through Apple to get them By that logic, Apple also has no reason to offer Self Service Repair for their Macbooks. Edit: FYI, self-service repair isn't through Apple at all. It's been outsourced to a different company, same as they did with iPhone repairs.
    - dkonofalski 4y ago
      You seem to have an issue with how logic works. Self-Service Repair is through Apple.
      - asdff 4y ago
        It's actually this little Westchester, PA company. Here is their website that apple links in their press release: https://selfservicerepair.com/about-us https://selfservicerepair.com/about-us
        dkonofalski 4y ago
        SPOT is fulfilling the requests but they're still through Apple. It is an officially supported means of getting parts, manuals, and tools from Apple. It's not through a third-party. The OP's complaint was that people can't go to Texas Instruments and get parts. That's not the same and what I was pointing out.

smoldesu 4y ago

That's what they seem to be talking about. If you want to buy replacement ICs from Texas Instruments, you can't. Apple won't let you order the parts from them, entirely because they want to monopolize the Macbook repair pipeline. Your only choice is buying sketchy third-party components, or risking damage by removing a similar part off a donor board. This is entirely a side effect of Apple's control over their supply chain, and it's 100% a conscious decision. The only word suitable for describing it is 'petty', but that seems to be the crux of most of Apple's business decisions recently.

dkonofalski 4y ago
Texas Instruments doesn't make those IC's available because the design is custom to Apple. TI is just manufacturing them. They're Apple parts so repair centers and customers need to go through Apple to get them. There's no incentive for anyone, Apple or otherwise, to allow people to buy parts directly from their vendor.
- smoldesu 4y ago
  > They're Apple parts so repair centers and customers need to go through Apple to get them By that logic, Apple also has no reason to offer Self Service Repair for their Macbooks. Edit: FYI, self-service repair isn't through Apple at all. It's been outsourced to a different company, same as they did with iPhone repairs.
  - dkonofalski 4y ago
    You seem to have an issue with how logic works. Self-Service Repair is through Apple.
    - asdff 4y ago
      It's actually this little Westchester, PA company. Here is their website that apple links in their press release: https://selfservicerepair.com/about-us https://selfservicerepair.com/about-us
      - dkonofalski 4y ago
        SPOT is fulfilling the requests but they're still through Apple. It is an officially supported means of getting parts, manuals, and tools from Apple. It's not through a third-party. The OP's complaint was that people can't go to Texas Instruments and get parts. That's not the same and what I was pointing out.