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claire0 t1_j8wvreo wrote

‘Of particular relevance to Apple products, one of the changes meant that companies were free to offer “assemblies” of parts, rather than separate components. This could, for example, mean that Apple only has to offer fully-populated motherboards for sale, rather than access to individual components like SSDs. The effect would be to make some repairs uneconomic, as well as to block DIY upgrades.’

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ral222 t1_j8xlysk wrote

Cool, so defeating the entire point.

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crazy_ivan007 t1_j8y7e74 wrote

We do support the right to repair by selling a complete package of spare parts already assembled

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garlicroastedpotato t1_j8xrprm wrote

This is in line with the automotive industry. Some products are impossible to buy just by themselves. Like most body damage involves replacing an entire part of the body.

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TheFriendliestMan t1_j91fb5q wrote

Yeah, but no one is stopping a third party vendor from offering the body panel.

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garlicroastedpotato t1_j91t5u0 wrote

A lot of things, yeah. The problem is broadly that their manufacturing is already so expensive that it doesn't make sense to sell it without all the other parts. Like my moonroof blew out and it needed the glass, and the rails replaced. Hypothetically I could get a used part to replace those five things (four rails one glass). But no such used part existed. Instead I had to purchase the entire roof assembly and replace the entire roof. It turns out that moonroof glass is a loss leader for SUV makers.

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0pimo t1_j8y23i7 wrote

Most people aren't going to have the ability to replace BGA components like DRAM and NVRAM chips on Apple devices. Some repair shops might, but it's not something someone with zero experience and a soldering iron is going to be replacing.

BGA component rework requires $30k+ in equipment, temp and humidity controls and knowledge of how to build thermal profiles.

They are also moisture sensitive, so managing them is more complicated than just sticking them on a shelf and waiting for someone to buy them.

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WigWubz t1_j8zyax0 wrote

And? You said it yourself - some repair shops will have the equipment and expertise, and it's in everyone's (except apple) interest that those repair shops be allowed buy the components, or you be allowed buy the component and bring it to the repair shop for them to install it.

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DrB00 t1_j90xo47 wrote

So? Then make it more customer friendly for repairs. Don't punish the customers because your own system is trash. Make the ram install more user friendly.

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0pimo t1_j9116m3 wrote

Then the device becomes thicker, heavier and slower.

Why do I get a shittier device because you mouth breathers can't stop breaking your phones? I've had iPhones since they first came out, I have yet to have to take one to a repair shop and I only upgrade every 2-3 model releases.

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DrB00 t1_j91yc7v wrote

Laptops are still incredibly thin and powerful and they allow you to change out a lot of parts without soldering.

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0pimo t1_j9202b8 wrote

More and more modern laptops are all fully integrated now, just like MacBooks.

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nicuramar t1_j91iosk wrote

Although, recent Apple products don’t actually use SSDs, for instance. They use raw flash storage. They also use LPDDR ram which has to be soldered or otherwise packaged to work.

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