Louis Rossmann dismantles Apple's PR stunt "repair program"
Louis RossmannCited 3× on HN, 2020-2024
515K views · 6 years ago · commentary · dated
Louis Rossmann criticizes Apple's independent repair provider program as a PR move with invasive contract terms. He argues it does little for independent shops or customers.
Cited in right-to-repair threads as a repair-shop view of why Apple's program is impractical.
16:09Apple's Independent Repair Program is a useless PR stunt.
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13:47What is Right to Repair? An introduction for curious people.
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14:09Why I don't use Apple products
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7:17Apple & Customs STOLE my batteries, that they won't even provide to AASPs.
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48:48What does authorized repair do? Let's find out!
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24:48The horrible truth about Apple's repeated engineering failures.
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5:18Lobbyists imply right to repair helps domestic abusers, pushes racism and redlining!
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11:34How Apple authorized repair refurbishes Macbooks to fail again! GPU kernel panics
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3 comments from Hacker News
Of course, the pricing is meant to disincentivise you from doing it. Apple is doing the exact same ( ▶ this video ). They don't want to enable DIY repair but they do this because they have to in some areas. I assume this is also the reason they won't just sell you a battery without a screen.
AFAIK Louis Rossmann has criticized Apple for creating a really unpractical program, calling it "virtually worthless": ▶ this video Or is there a more recent video where he changes his mind?
Louis has a video on such efforts by apple albeit in different area however also "small bussienss" initiative. ▶ this video