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Do you honestly think Apple does not want you to repair your own device? They would absolutely sh*t kittens to have you buy replacement parts from them! The pr

Do you honestly think Apple does not want you to repair your own device? They would absolutely sh*t kittens to have you buy replacement parts from them! The problem is that smartphones are super complex devices, able to withstand dust, rain, drops, and more. In order to do that, they have complex internals, which AMONG OTHER THINGS (like heat dissipation and RF I/O) are designed to support mentioned goals. Current gen iPhones can be dropped onto concrete at arms-length and not suffer from a broken screen or back. Think about that for a moment. Could you build a smartphone that could do that, and have amazing battery life along with desktop performance? Note that I'm absolutely not affiliated with Apple, or a shareholder. I feel like some folks downplay the amount of engineering that goes into the iPhone, and to a somewhat lesser extent, ANY mobile device. For many of us, these things live in our pockets and our hands. They are expected to have many hours of screen time, play games, let us read books, etc. They aren't simple devices, especially the current gen iPhones Apple has been pushing out.

drekipus 4y ago
> I feel like some folks downplay the amount of engineering that goes into the iPhone, There's a huge amount of engineering that goes into making cars as well, but independent mechanic can and do thankfully exist. The automobile market is going a similar direction to Apple and it's considered a bad thing by many. Apple do not want to sell you spare parts if they can sell you a new yearly model phone instead. Imagine how awful it would be if you're forced to buy a new car when the propriety tires get a puncture and it's a discontinued model. "Well this is already happens, besides I never lifted a finger to fix anything in my life" - yes, but it's not a good thing to make this the status quo. People need to have the freedom to get cheaper parts and / or better services from other places. Otherwise we're all chained to Apple and not lifting our own fingers. I don't know why this doesn't make sense to people, except for cases where people believe the hype of little old ladies blowing themselves up because they tried to replace batteries.
- kaba0 4y ago
  > independent mechanic can and do thankfully exist. Yet they can’t and are not expected to do anything when the engine itself fails, which can more realistically be compared to a mobile phone in terms of (useful) miniaturization, increase of precision, etc. This is the price of the orders of magnitude more efficient operation compared to the first engines, increased complexity. It’s a tradeoff (and I would say it is worth it in both cases).
  - Nextgrid 4y ago
    You can take apart and rebuild an engine just fine. In fact most auto manufacturers (still) sell individual parts. You don't scrap an entire engine because a camshaft, injector or VVT actuator fails. Even in case of catastrophic timing belt/chain failure, it can be repaired, though not always economically viable.
- kergonath 4y ago
  > There's a huge amount of engineering that goes into making cars as well, but independent mechanic can and do thankfully exist. But then, so do independent phone repair shops.
  - drekipus 4y ago
    Yes, which is what right to repair is all about.

drekipus 4y ago

> I feel like some folks downplay the amount of engineering that goes into the iPhone, There's a huge amount of engineering that goes into making cars as well, but independent mechanic can and do thankfully exist. The automobile market is going a similar direction to Apple and it's considered a bad thing by many. Apple do not want to sell you spare parts if they can sell you a new yearly model phone instead. Imagine how awful it would be if you're forced to buy a new car when the propriety tires get a puncture and it's a discontinued model. "Well this is already happens, besides I never lifted a finger to fix anything in my life" - yes, but it's not a good thing to make this the status quo. People need to have the freedom to get cheaper parts and / or better services from other places. Otherwise we're all chained to Apple and not lifting our own fingers. I don't know why this doesn't make sense to people, except for cases where people believe the hype of little old ladies blowing themselves up because they tried to replace batteries.

kaba0 4y ago
> independent mechanic can and do thankfully exist. Yet they can’t and are not expected to do anything when the engine itself fails, which can more realistically be compared to a mobile phone in terms of (useful) miniaturization, increase of precision, etc. This is the price of the orders of magnitude more efficient operation compared to the first engines, increased complexity. It’s a tradeoff (and I would say it is worth it in both cases).
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  You can take apart and rebuild an engine just fine. In fact most auto manufacturers (still) sell individual parts. You don't scrap an entire engine because a camshaft, injector or VVT actuator fails. Even in case of catastrophic timing belt/chain failure, it can be repaired, though not always economically viable.
kergonath 4y ago
> There's a huge amount of engineering that goes into making cars as well, but independent mechanic can and do thankfully exist. But then, so do independent phone repair shops.
- drekipus 4y ago
  Yes, which is what right to repair is all about.