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"Repair Movement Reinvigorates Fix-It Culture"
julian1:
Rossmann's last video on this topic was pretty interesting.
After appearing before Congress (congressional investigating committee?), Apple made concessions, and now allows registered independent repairers access to components - although Apple makes it difficult.
For example he is only permitted to order parts in single line-item quantities, and is not allowed to hold any kind of stock or inventory, which makes the turnaround (weeks) for common board repairs completely unreasonable.
In addition he has to submit his customer's mobile IEMI with each purchase order - which is intrudes on his customers privacy, and means Apple gets to collect all of his business's customer information and sales figures.
Shock:
It's not in Apples best financial interest to repair anything of course, but passing the torch from one company to another won't solve the underlying issue either.
Consumer rights need to come first. Warranties of 3-5 years depending on the device. Batteries and LCD screens should be easily user replaceable, parts available at an affordable price to avoid "beyond economical repair" type situations. Once out of warranty the consumer can choose if they need a repairer or not.
This will remove cheap and unsustainable products from the lower end of the market by attrition instead of rewarding them undercutting their competition with poor quality substitutes.
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