Dare ObasanjoSep 24, 2023

When Apple vocally switched sides to support California’s “right to repair” law, I knew there had to be a catch. Cory Doctorow explains the catch eloquently.

Apple uses VIN locking or parts pairing which is a process also used by car makers, printer manufacturers & Medtronic ventilators that requires a secret code from the manufacturer to enable replacement parts to be recognized. Bypassing it violates the DMCA which as a federal law beats state laws.

Checkmate!
https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/#thought-differently

Pluralistic: Apple fucked us on right to repair (again) (22 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Show threadDare ObasanjoSep 24, 2023

Tim Cook laid it out for his investors as to why the company will always be against users repairing gheir devices. When people can repair their devices, they don't buy new ones. When people don't buy new devices, Apple doesn't sell them new devices. It's that's simple.

Making cringe inducing skits about how much they care about the environment while doing everything they can to make iPhones disposable is the kind of corporate duplicity that’d make oil companies blush

https://www.inverse.com/article/52189-tim-cook-says-apple-faces-2-key-problems-in-surprising-shareholder-letter

Tim Cook Says Apple Faces 2 Key Problems in Surprising Shareholder Letter

Is there trouble ahead?

Inverse
Show threadPrasenjeet Dutta

@carnage4life this seems to be an iffy take (not an Apple shareholder).

When phones hold their value for longer, as iPhones do, it enables a secondary market where an iPhone 8 still costs ~$180. This tempts customers who’d otherwise not upgrade.

Then there’s services, which enables them to earn even from people not upgrading.

Early reports from the iPhone 15 is that, if anything, more repairable. https://www.tomsguide.com/news/teardown-shows-iphone-15-pro-could-be-apples-most-repairable-phone-in-years

Teardown shows iPhone 15 Pro could be Apple's most repairable phone in years

We also got a look at the camera, battery and other internals of Apple's flagship handset

Tom's Guide
Sep 24, 2023 at 8:08amWeb
Show threadPrasenjeet DuttaSep 24, 2023
@carnage4life I’m sure Apple is capable of shenanigans. Building poorer products doesn’t seem to be in their playbook yet, though.