I think Apple is a mixed bag, and wish they did better in many regards. But I think they have good intentions with many of the changes they make. I buy second

I think Apple is a mixed bag, and wish they did better in many regards. But I think they have good intentions with many of the changes they make. I buy second hand things sometimes, and feel much more confident buying a second hand Apple device than many other brands. I think you also see this with the resale value of Apple phones. Making sure that biometric peripherals are genuine, and that there’s some confidence that there’s not very bad third party or stolen components in it, is a important for maintaining confidence in the resale value of Apple devices. And seriously: I think this is much, much more important than repairability. A high resale value is the difference between a device being stuffed in a drawer, vs bothering to put it up for sale. And that will reduce waste more than repairs ever can. We should be able to have our cake and eat it too. But I can see that it’s a hard balancing act. It’s much easier to just deny any part repair of components that aren’t signed by Apple, than building the software necessary to confidently track and report which parts are genuine or not, and to deny usage of stolen parts while allowing parts to be swapped if the owner of the donor phone allows it. Let’s keep the pressure on Apple when it comes to repairability though.