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Apple's repair kits are a weird comparison here. The rental is $49, and that's probably at cost or close to it given the shipping costs both ways for a 79-pound
by crooked-v 4y ago
Apple's repair kits are a weird comparison here. The rental is $49, and that's probably at cost or close to it given the shipping costs both ways for a 79-pound box.
There's nothing malicious compliance about it... it's just a pain in the ass to repair modern ultra-light and ultra-efficient phones the "right" way.
- elsjaako 4y agoWhat the phone repair companies want is to be able to buy parts (without all the weird rules that apple has for licensed companies now). The repair shops can figure out how to glue a screen to a housing on their own. The problem is they can't buy new parts, and they can't swap used parts because of software locks. Apple very much found a way to allow repairs while preventing it from being profitable, and it's likely John Deere will (try to) do the same.
- Double_a_92 4y agoTo be fair that kit doesn't need to be that heavy... It's basically just a heating element with nice frames to hold the phone.