Apple accused of inflating Self Service repairs to push new purchases

Apple accused of inflating Self Service repairs to push new purchases

Over the past few years, Apple has made some progress on self-service repairability, following years of criticism over how tightly it locks down its devices. Now, a new report questions how much Apple really is complying with right-to-repair regulations. more…

Apple's iPad parts pricing demonstrates malicious compliance

Ordered to make parts available and to allow consumers to fix their own devices, Apple does not play nice. 404media points out that Apple is not making repairs readily available, but rather so cost-prohibitive that one may as well buy an entirely new device. — Read the rest The post Apple's iPad parts pricing demonstrates malicious compliance appeared first on Boing Boing.

Apple’s iPad Repair Parts Cost Nearly as Much as New Devices

Apple framed its expansion of the Self Service Repair program to iPads as a win for customers and a response to growing right-to-repair laws. But the pricing of those repair parts tells a different story. Independent repair technicians argue that Apple inflated the costs so much that repairing an iPad rarely makes financial sense. That […] The post Apple’s iPad Repair Parts Cost Nearly as Much as New Devices appeared first on The Mac Observer.

Apple accused of inflating Self Service Repair prices to push new iPad purchases

Over the past few years, Apple has made some progress on self-service repairability, following years of criticism over how tightly it locks down its devices. Now, a new report questions how much Apple really is complying with right-to-repair regulations. more . . .