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Do it yourself!!! :) #59964 11/17/21 08:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15 artie505 OP
OP artie505 Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 15	Apple announces Self Service Repair - Apple The new Great Equalizer is the SEND button. In Memory of Harv: Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire

Re: Do it yourself!!! :) artie505 #59966 11/17/21 10:55 PM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 16 From: The home of culture and ... joemikeb Moderator
joemikeb Moderator Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 16 From: The home of culture and ...	…and if the customer screws up the repair and bricks the device will getting it back online be covered under AppleCare? I ask that, having bricked more than one device attempting upgrades. "All you've got to do is own up to your ignorance honestly, and you'll find people who are eager to fill your head with information" --Walt Disney

Re: Do it yourself!!! :) artie505 #59967 11/18/21 12:02 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 3 dkmarsh Moderator
dkmarsh Moderator Joined: Aug 2009 Likes: 3	I'm guessing they're trying to gain back some of the dollars third-party repair folks are raking in, replacing batteries and screens for way less than Apple charges. dkmarsh—member, FineTunedMac Co-op Board of Directors
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Re: Do it yourself!!! :) dkmarsh #59970 11/18/21 05:33 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 David
David Joined: Aug 2009	Originally Posted by dkmarsh I'm guessing they're trying to gain back some of the dollars third-party repair folks are raking in, replacing batteries and screens for way less than Apple charges. That was my take also. Magnuson-Moss requires them to accept non-OEM parts. Selling OEM parts to independent repair shops opens up another channel of revenue for Apple, and will surely take business away from the existing aftermarket parts suppliers.

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