When I buy an iPhone I know I’m not buying a phone optimized for easy user repair.

I go in eyes wide open and I’m fine with it.

I know the product is optimized for compactness and efficient use of space. It’s optimized for ruggedness, and water resistance.

I would never do a self-repair and expect the cover to be held on with Phillips screws and a bulky o-ring.

And if I choose to do a self-repair I fully expect that I’ll need to buy expensive tools I can’t use with any other brand. And I don’t expect Apple to create a manual for “how to do janky iPhone repairs at home with a multi-tool and silicone caulking”

I’m well aware that if this is not the kind of phone I want, then I’ll keep looking for another phone manufacturer.

It’s like buying a Porsche and complaining it’s hard to fit a car seat in or ask “why isn’t there room for hauling building materials”. If I want those things I don’t look at Porsches.