[ifixit] We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score::We need to have a serious chat about iPhone repairability. We judged the phones of yesteryear by how easy they were to take apart—screws, glues, how hard it was…

  • BeanCounter@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    It contacts Apple’s servers to “authenticate” the repair, then “pairs” the new part to your system so it works as expected.

    Mmmm… DRM for your replacement parts for over $1,200 devices that you already paid for. That’s what this society needs.