I think the framework laptop is evidence enough that a device can be engineered to make such repairs easy. To such a degree that you wouldn't need to trust the

I think the framework laptop is evidence enough that a device can be engineered to make such repairs easy. To such a degree that you wouldn't need to trust the shady repair shack as much, you could do most things yourself much easier (if you desire). Cells phones are a little harder, but still doable. I think the low quality of Android has more to do with their typical price point, and just the strange culture around disposable low quality phones. In fact, much of this existed with older Mac's - I had swapped out the memory, fans, battery, etc of my old Macbooks. Nothing prevented me from ensuring I was getting OEM equipment, but I also had the choice to get different hardware if I desired. Which in my case was important: memory that cost 1/4 the price, an SSD at 2x the performance, etc. All that to say: I think we've already had a mix of user repairability (and/or) trustworthy parts for a long time. I think it worked well enough, and the move away from it screws people over (especially poorer folks).