Yes and: Requiring genuine parts reduces risk of silent hardware pwnage. Which is a no-negotiable requirement these days.

That said...

I demand that Apple makes genuine parts available to end users and 3rd repair shops.

And being 100% pro Right to Repair, I support repairs with non-genuine parts.

For peace of mind, have your gear repaired by Apple. For the cost sensitive and tinkerers, you have options.

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LtWorf 6 days ago | parent [-]

Problem with doing repairs by apple is that they always go with "let's replace the motherboard"

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SoftTalker 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Because the time spent on diagnosing the specific problem and replacing just the faulty component would cost more.

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serf 6 days ago | parent [-]

that's charitable.

I would presume that the world's third largest company by market cap would be attracted to that option because it's the most profitable thing to do.

Yes -- there is a nuance between 'most profitable' and 'most thrifty'.

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astrange 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

You don't get to be an extremely profitable company by doing things that cynical people online assume are the most profitable thing to do, since they always pick the most evil option assuming it's most profitable.

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nozzlegear 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

How does AppleCare factor into your presumption?

	▲	LtWorf 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		It makes people buy apple?

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kube-system 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There is no viable solution to do component level repairs on high density PCBs at scale.

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sieabahlpark 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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