They’ve been improving a lot in the last few years. Legal pressure from various governments is likely a big part of that.

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NetMageSCW 3 days ago | parent [-]

More likely to be Apple’s giving in to the inevitability of right to repair laws and their emphasis on ecological friendliness. Otherwise, you’d see more Android phones becoming more easily repairable.

	▲	MBCook 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Some of this may be self-interest in how hard it is for their people to repair the phones in Apple Stores. Mostly though I agree it’s pressure from California and the EU and such to make things more repairable.