Submission + - Apple takes u-turn letting conusmers repair their devices 2
wakeboarder writes: In the past Apple has taken an opposing stance on letting consumers repair their devices. Some of that is changing with
Apples new announcement. Apple will sell components like batteries and screens to allow consumers to repair their own devices. This will help reduce ewaste, but will also allow Apple to control the parts market for parts, and not exactly what right to repair activists have fought for as Vox reports :
“This isn’t the open-source repair revolution we’ve sought through our fight for the right to repair,” Elizabeth Chamberlain, the director of sustainability at iFixit, said in a Wednesday blog post. “If there’s now an ‘official’ way to avoid warning messages and a loss of features when you need to replace a battery, camera, or display, there’s less incentive for Apple to help those using third-party parts, or even those salvaged from other iPhones. By controlling the parts marketplace, Apple can also decide when devices go obsolete.”
So while its taking a step in the right direction for right to repair, it may not be what activists and consumers have hoped for.
Apples new announcement. Apple will sell components like batteries and screens to allow consumers to repair their own devices. This will help reduce ewaste, but will also allow Apple to control the parts market for parts, and not exactly what right to repair activists have fought for as Vox reports :
“This isn’t the open-source repair revolution we’ve sought through our fight for the right to repair,” Elizabeth Chamberlain, the director of sustainability at iFixit, said in a Wednesday blog post. “If there’s now an ‘official’ way to avoid warning messages and a loss of features when you need to replace a battery, camera, or display, there’s less incentive for Apple to help those using third-party parts, or even those salvaged from other iPhones. By controlling the parts marketplace, Apple can also decide when devices go obsolete.”
So while its taking a step in the right direction for right to repair, it may not be what activists and consumers have hoped for.
