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In my eyes, iFixit is doing the customers and the environment a disservice with mixing the actual repairability with the question of "DRM" in parts. Yes, limit
by _ph_ 3y ago
In my eyes, iFixit is doing the customers and the environment a disservice with mixing the actual repairability with the question of "DRM" in parts.
Yes, limitations of self-repair should be clearly pointed out and discussed critically. But on the other side, if the phone becomes easier to repair for Apple-certified shops and Apple shops themselves, this is very important. Because repairs do get cheaper for the customer and repairing phones is good for the environment. Progress there should not be conflated with the DRM issue. They should rather introduce a second score, if they want to score on that.
- Hamcha 3y agoiFixIt repairability was always about end-consumer repairability. Why would they care if some shops can do it easier? Once it's off the consumer's hand it's their problem how they deal with it. The environmental impact of Apple's own internal practices is their problem not yours (and so far it's been just PR move after PR move to mess with consumers)
- _ph_ 3y agoIf the shop can do it easier, prices tend to be lower. Exchanging a broken back is vastly cheaper on the iPhone 15 compared to the 14. And of course, it makes a difference for the environment, whether a device can be repaired for a reasonable cost. First of all, because it can be repaired and isn't thrown away, and it is more likely that people are willing to pay for repairs, if they are cheaper.