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Yes. And that's part of what I paid for.
by ubermonkey 3y ago
Yes. And that's part of what I paid for.
- jqpabc123 3y agoShow us where Apple advertises this and I might believe you.
- mplewis 3y agohttps://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-built-in-privacy-and-security-protections-iph6e7d349d1/ios https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/use-built-in-privacy-...
- jqpabc123 3y agoAbsolutely nothing there about how hardware repairs are restricted or about how this benefits the consumer.
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y agoIs that an advertisement or a support page?
- quadrifoliate 3y agoThere is a form of explicit and implicit advertising. Apple advertised implicitly by consistently fulfilling the promise that if anything bad happens to your iPhone, in most cases an Apple Store can fix it. Control is a part of this implicit model. This is not a model I myself like (I prefer the more freewheeling Android ecosystem); but I can appreciate why people respond well to it. To your average person who doesn't give a shit about unlocked bootloaders and just wants a way to regularly be in touch with their family and friends, the Apple model probably works better.
- jqpabc123 3y agoControl is a part of this implicit model. And control is money. Apple obviously makes more money by controlling and limiting the consumer's ability to repair the device.
- eviks 3y agoWhy did you pick bootloaders instead of the more obvious example of battery replacement that any average person can understand - it's cheaper if it's not locked/less controlled by Apple via various means? Also don't see the connection with Apple Store - their implied ability to fix it isn't impugned in this case
- macNchz 3y agoI’m not following as to what the Apple store being able to repair phones has to do with them restricting others from making repairs? They were certainly able to repair phones just fine prior to implementing parts pairing.
- cabirum 3y agoThis is a case for post-purchase rationalization. Take an obviously negative trait and spin/distort it in such a way it sounds like an advantage, reinforcing your delusion that you made the right choice. Same for a single, apple-controlled store, the inability to actually install apps without a store, even deciding what browser engine should everyone use.
- gentleman11 3y agoAnd this I think is called gaslighting? Telling somebody they are wrong about what they think or feel? Or maybe not gaslighting. What is the term for this? Attack via psychology undermining?
- cabirum 3y agoAre you saying there is no objective wrong? You cannot "feel" that 2×2 != 4.
- ubermonkey 3y agoLOL. I want my phone to be locked down and curated. This isn't post-purchase rationalization. I have actively chosen the iPhone over and over and over since its introduction, because the alternative is so obviously inferior from a security, privacy, and application selection POV. Obviously, I am making different choices than you are, but it's a weak argument to dismiss them as "rationalization" in a transparent effort to crown your preferred platform king.
- kibwen 3y agoIf this is your mindset, you're on the wrong website. The values of hackers are incompatible with the values of technological serfdom that you're espousing.
- Terretta 3y agoOn the contrary, most people are not hackers, and our job is to make tools usable, unbreakable, and since this tool is their digital twin: secure.