I’m a little confused. How can Apple force you only to use their parts? For instance, what’s stopping me from getting a replacement screen from a third-party?
Is apple doing what John Deere does? I haven’t tried any particularly advanced stuff. Some stuff like the processor I don’t really see how you’d be able to have an iphone without using apple’s lineup but maybe I’m just ignorant of what’s possible here. Like you can’t just stick an Intel/AMD into a modern Mac and you can’t stick a silicon chip into your Lenovo and expect the computers to run right, right?
you now have the right to repair with only their parts, which is progress, albeit minimal and expensive
Here, you can buy a screen for 80% of the cost of a new iPhone.
I’m a little confused. How can Apple force you only to use their parts? For instance, what’s stopping me from getting a replacement screen from a third-party?
Firmware and Hardware ID shenanigans. Also, look up what John Deere is doing, that’ll give you a good idea of what’s possible there.
Is apple doing what John Deere does? I haven’t tried any particularly advanced stuff. Some stuff like the processor I don’t really see how you’d be able to have an iphone without using apple’s lineup but maybe I’m just ignorant of what’s possible here. Like you can’t just stick an Intel/AMD into a modern Mac and you can’t stick a silicon chip into your Lenovo and expect the computers to run right, right?
You talked about replacement screens though. And even if you switch parts between identical Apple products they often won’t work.
I don’t think they have firmware/hardware ID for glass but if they do, that’s pretty ridiculous
You usually change the whole display assembly
marrying and validation tech which will not allow the device to work with any replacement part not coded and unlocked to work with it