Apple likely discovered that with minor modifications (like the right to prominently discredit "unlicensed" spare parts) they can: 1.) prominently "devalue" pa

Apple likely discovered that with minor modifications (like the right to prominently discredit "unlicensed" spare parts) they can: 1.) prominently "devalue" parts where Apple is not earning money, apply the "Licensed by Apple" model from accessories (which comes with annual member fees, steep certification costs and per-unit revenue share) to component manufacturers, which then charge a premium for components to not trigger the "non-genuine part" alarm on the device... 1.) create an UBER-like business model for "Apple-recommended" repair shops, where Apple has even less obligation than now, with all costs of compliance to their blessing covered by individual shops, and Apple earning revenue-share from every Apple-customer related transaction in those shops (by only allowing use of licensed parts)... After all, if Apple moves to USB-C on the iPhone, and the EU regulation has no loop-hole for them to only allow "Apple-licensed" USB-C cables, they need to compensate for that loss of revenue...