I posted this before, but...they have played this game before; creating RTR "friendly" programs and then forcing signing of strict NDAs, and requirements that leave repair shops worse then they would without the program. [1-4]

1: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/18/we-are-lo...

2: https://www.howtogeek.com/894168/apples-self-repair-program-...

3: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjdjnv/apples-independent-re...

4: https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/28/apple_selfservice_sla...