At any rate, I continue to be unamused by how difficult it is for normal people to service their own Apple devices.
They're a more valuable target for theft the more parts that can be "cleanly" sold.
That's the goal apparently, and it makes sense.
As a user I'm okay with using only authorized components if it makes theft virtually impractical as there wouldn't be much to use even if the device is stolen.
It will give me more peace of mind as no one will have the incentive to steal an iPad anymore.
It's good to have at least one company to go this way for people who want to be (relatively) safe from theft.
The goal is to make stolen components useless, not prevent repair.
This is some silicon valley tech bubble mentality.
If I ("I" as the potential customer) can buy an iPad where I can trust Apple because they are taking many measures to make my iPad non-stealable (by practically removing many incentives to steal) it would create a trustworthy image and I'd feel safer, and Apple would have reached its goal of that image.
As a user though, lol.
Less reason to steal, especially being in a country where Apple device prices are skyrocketing and theft common, I'd even pay more for this to happen as an insurance.
That people encourage being stripped of rights is just wild. Can't wait to see where this will take us...
What if someone runs away with it when I'm at the restroom?
Just because you don't need it doesn't mean that there aren't anyone who needs it.
What is "it"?
A completely false sense of security based in technological religion?
No, nobody needs that.
I support the right to repair, but there are real issues that should be addressed. Steps like stamping catalytic converters with the cars VIN really can help.
The fact that chop-shopping is a thing with phones now does not excuse Apple's parts serialization shenanigans.
If you go to aliexpress you will find tons of used, original Apple components. Where do you think they came from?
That being said, I can’t think of a reason for blocking correct pencil functionality. It doesn’t seem like something that would need individual calibration
And if it does it would damage the reputation of Apple's products (iPad and Pencil) as they won't work accurately and will glitch, creating a subpar experience which Apple would obviously not want to be associated with their products.
Changing tires for same brand and model car came from the dealer. Car no longer drives in a straight line, steering wheel feels wobbly at certain steering angles.
You saying its a wheel alignment issue.
Replacing TPMS sensors with ones from the old wheel set. Car magically starts driving straight and no more weird wobbles.
The _only_ difference is TPMS sensors serial numbers.
People are making a lot of bold claims with absolute certainty without so much as a test rig... how they can determine that such precision doesn't require any calibration or that using the old controller with a new screen is "accurate" is a very interesting question. I'm not sure drawing a few lines in one app is sufficient to draw such strong conclusions.
I am also a proponent of being able to self-repair (but can sort of see what risks Apple are minimizing by how they're doing it now). However, I would say most "normal" people are fine or would prefer to just go to Apple service centers. It is only with the more technologically-oriented communities where I see that preference. Of course this varies across communities across countries.
thats a slightly different interpretation of the situation than what the mighty apple has :) and I suspect thats where most of the "confusion" is :)