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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
by 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 agoYou seem to have an issue with how logic works. Self-Service Repair is through Apple.
- asdff 4y agoIt'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 agoSPOT 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.