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This is only slightly comical to me because the article actually mentions ventilators and how evil they were that they could only be serviced by the OEM due to

This is only slightly comical to me because the article actually mentions ventilators and how evil they were that they could only be serviced by the OEM due to the “VIN” on the parts. I would not want to be the person strapped to a medical device where “it looks fine, it works great” guy was the one that fixed it on the cheap so he could make an extra few dollars.

itishappy 3y ago
If first party repairs are an option, my choice is clear. If my choice is between a third-party repair and death, I'm less principled.
- dpkonofa 3y ago
  Yes, that's my point. The article had to use a once-in-a-lifetime/millenium global pandemic to make its point.
  - Clamchop 3y ago
    Emergencies happen. Were inappropriate or flawed repairs ever a significant problem? Are there other solutions to that problem? Could there exist a third-party repair service or parts manufacturer competent enough to be authorized? Even besides an emergency, is the measure worth, say, severe delays to or even the impossibility of getting a repair somewhere that's disadvantaged either by being too far away from official services or by economics? And why couldn't this be a post hoc PR rationalization for what just as well could be profiteering? Now apply all those questions to the far less life-threatening concern of smartphones and laptops.
    - dpkonofa 3y ago
      >Were inappropriate or flawed repairs ever a significant problem? Are there other solutions to that problem? Could there exist a third-party repair service or parts manufacturer competent enough to be authorized? Yes, and they continue to be. Potentially, but no manufacturer, Apple or otherwise, has found one. Yes, but not at the scale that Apple operates. That's why Louis Rossman is a shyster. He has skills that are very rare but peddles his right to repair schtick as if every repair shop has those skills and then misrepresents the situation to create drama to drive engagement to his business and YouTube channel.

itishappy 3y ago

If first party repairs are an option, my choice is clear. If my choice is between a third-party repair and death, I'm less principled.

dpkonofa 3y ago
Yes, that's my point. The article had to use a once-in-a-lifetime/millenium global pandemic to make its point.
- Clamchop 3y ago
  Emergencies happen. Were inappropriate or flawed repairs ever a significant problem? Are there other solutions to that problem? Could there exist a third-party repair service or parts manufacturer competent enough to be authorized? Even besides an emergency, is the measure worth, say, severe delays to or even the impossibility of getting a repair somewhere that's disadvantaged either by being too far away from official services or by economics? And why couldn't this be a post hoc PR rationalization for what just as well could be profiteering? Now apply all those questions to the far less life-threatening concern of smartphones and laptops.
  - dpkonofa 3y ago
    >Were inappropriate or flawed repairs ever a significant problem? Are there other solutions to that problem? Could there exist a third-party repair service or parts manufacturer competent enough to be authorized? Yes, and they continue to be. Potentially, but no manufacturer, Apple or otherwise, has found one. Yes, but not at the scale that Apple operates. That's why Louis Rossman is a shyster. He has skills that are very rare but peddles his right to repair schtick as if every repair shop has those skills and then misrepresents the situation to create drama to drive engagement to his business and YouTube channel.