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Yes, and then went and serialised the parts.
by gatonegro 4y ago
Yes, and then went and serialised the parts.
- pulvinar 4y agoThat's to make the phones less of a theft target (for parting out). It's a tradeoff, but one most people prefer.
- gatonegro 4y agoIf the manufacturer makes parts easily available, wouldn't the incentive to steal devices to sell for parts more or less disappear? Same thing with counterfeit parts. The market for stolen/fake parts exists because OEM parts are essentially impossible to acquire legally. Serialisation is simply another way for Apple to maintain control. You can now repair a device, but only with Apple's blessing and knowledge. The privacy/safety stories they sell are just that.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoThe part would have to be easily available and cheap.
- kalleboo 4y agoAn iPhone-quality OLED display is always going to cost $150+ new as part. That alone is enough value to steal a phone for parts. Personally, serialization that alerts the user "you have unauthorized parts, if your battery catches on fire or your screen has crappy colors it's not our fault" -> this is good, I am in favor of this, serialization that disables the device or features -> bad.
- samatman 4y agoGood. That helps with two things I don't want: thieves stealing my phone, and unscrupulous repair shops using counterfeit parts.