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But the article states quite clearly that he is NOT claiming to use genuine parts.

“PCKompaniet has never removed the coverup of the Apple logo on the screens that have been imported and has no interest in doing so. PCKompaniet does not pretend or market itself as Apple authorized and does not give any indication that the repair comes with an Apple warranty.”

Unless you have evidence of the contrary, your argument is not applicable to this case.

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> But the article states quite clearly that he is NOT claiming to use genuine parts.

Not trying to pick side in this argument, but a quick search on webarchive[1] shows that this page (https://www.pckompaniet.no/reparasjon-iphone/) used to have this blurb:

'Kun orginale deler blir brukt her hos oss!'

That google translates as 'Only original parts are used here!'

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20160327050030/http://www.pckomp...

The problem for Apple is if you sell badly repaired phone, the buyer has no way of knowing it was badly repaired and will blame Apple for any failures.

This is exactly it. Note that Apple has yet to go after or sue someone simply for repairing an Apple device. That's never been the case yet. They've only sued people who claim to use genuine parts that don't, people who have used stolen service manuals, or companies that claim to do authorized repairs but don't.

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