> make it expensive to do self-repair (via parts cost) and cheaper to offer repairs If the parts can only be sourced from Apple and are expensive, third party

> make it expensive to do self-repair (via parts cost) and cheaper to offer repairs If the parts can only be sourced from Apple and are expensive, third party repairs are expensive too. My perfectly useable 2017 iPad Pro got a screen broken and the third party repair service quote was equivalent to a new 2023 iPad Air (around 400€!)