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[ifixit] We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score (www.ifixit.com)

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[ifixit] We Are Retroactively Dropping the iPhone’s Repairability Score::We need to have a serious chat about iPhone repairability. We judged the phones of yesteryear by how easy they were to take apart—screws, glues, how hard it was…

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[–] Maggoty 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Honestly, Apples entire business model always meant they should rate a zero. It's been about making tech disposable for 20 years. Any "repairability" by them is at best a marketing strategy.

[–] havokdj 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Powermacs were user serviceable back when security bits were uncommon. Once you got over the hurdle of buying like a $40 screwdriver, you could service them entirely yourself.

I'd go so far as to say the earlier iPods were user serviceable. Everything past the iPhone 4 though was a steady downhill without a doubt.

[–] Maggoty 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wouldn't call requiring a 40 dollar screwdriver a positive sign. If anything it was an early red flag as to their intentions.

[–] havokdj 2 points 1 year ago

Oh no, it definitely wasn't, but it was a hell of a lot better than what apple fans are facing now