Or was forced into a rethink by legislation
"This design improvement is a big win. These changes to the iPhone will help it last longer and reduce its overall impact on the planet. With any luck, it will inspire other manufacturers to follow suit. All of our—and your—work has paid off. Our advocating, lobbying, yelling in the streets. We've convinced Apple's design team that repairability matters," Wiens said in his teardown post.
Still, the device isn't perfect, as Apple appears to be sticking with parts pairing restrictions that require activation of newly-added iPhone components with Apple in order to make them work properly. That makes third party parts out of the question and ensures Apple keeps the money flowing.earlier this month, which Wiens said is surprising given a lack of excitement about the minimally-changed 14 series.
"Why isn't Tim Cook bragging about repairability? We had no idea this was coming, because Apple didn't mention it—at all. But they should have," Wiens said. For reference, Samsung hasn't changed the internal design of their devices since 2015, while the change for Apple is the largest since the X series, Wiens said.
The reason for Apple's silence on a new easily-repaired design may lie in the fact that, while Apple has paid lip service to repairability, it still wants to maintain control itself. It's not going to advertise giving up a major profit center for the biz.
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