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After seeing Apple add ports back to the MacBook Pro and offer genuine tools/parts for DIY repairs in 1 month pic.twitter.com/c5yflUjjh2
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) November 17, 2021
60% of uk high street shops in shambles right now https://t.co/po1KbJsEM7
— Chris Higgins ? (@higgyC) November 17, 2021
Terrific news! Apple's first step toward making parts and tools available to the repair community is pro-customer and pro-environment. Apple's heavy-handed stance against it was way out of sync with their cultivated pro-consumer, pro-environment persona. https://t.co/sYqBEWdKl5
— Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) November 17, 2021
Apple: making repairability a feature https://t.co/EbEArN6Hi3
— Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) November 17, 2021
Apple is releasing repair information and parts to consumers. https://t.co/B8AHqxnfXJ This is huge—what we've been working towards for nearly 20 years.
— Kyle Wiens (@kwiens) November 17, 2021
This is huge and I never thought I would see the day. Apple will sell parts for repairing phones directly to individuals
— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) November 17, 2021
It’s also telling that Apple will concede to regulatory pressure on repair but is fighting tooth and nail on App Store fees. https://t.co/LfF3cYjTf7
Apple makes one small move in the right direction: https://t.co/t57WsdIM4w
— John Siracusa (@siracusa) November 17, 2021
Joke option 1: Right to Beware (Be careful!)
Joke option 2: Right to Despair (For when you accidentally break it while trying to fix it.)
WOW, Apple is selling repair parts to the general public and making repair guides public. Major, major news and a huge reversal from current policies:https://t.co/amhha79crh
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) November 17, 2021
Heck yes!
— Gary (@every_daydad) November 17, 2021
I’ve been harping about right to repair for awhile now, glad to see that apple has heard our voices.
It looks like it’s starting small but will ramp up over time.? https://t.co/KYQJT666PV
Apple just announced a consumer repair scheme: "Apple today announced Self Service Repair, which will allow customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs access to Apple genuine parts and tools" https://t.co/M2QnMvnMV1
— James Cook (@JamesLiamCook) November 17, 2021
Apple will sell iPhone and Mac spare parts to end users. The online store will start with about 200 parts and tools for displays, batteries and cameras on iPhone 12 and 13.
— Horace Dediu (@asymco) November 17, 2021
This is genuinely excellent news - most tech companies tend to follow Apple and this could lead to a significant shift in the industry. Will have to see how far they go with it though. https://t.co/f8qIQxjyEx
— Matt Collins (@Mattophobia) November 17, 2021
It’s amazing what a motivator a meaningful threat of regulation can be. https://t.co/mZHkvE4uju
— Aaron Perzanowski (@APerzanowski) November 17, 2021
"Apple today announced Self Service Repair, which will allow customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs access to Apple genuine parts and tools"https://t.co/p1woirLweD pic.twitter.com/2iHblaz26t
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) November 17, 2021
Apple jumps ahead of the regulatory narrative in a way it hasn't with the App Store
— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) November 17, 2021
activism works! https://t.co/DwPyozLaHI
— dan seifert (@dcseifert) November 17, 2021
I give it a few months before we all realize that Apple is limiting users access to parts, tools, and manuals to such an extent that this is a functionally non-existent program. https://t.co/AJkNO55GVW
— Mason Pelt (@masonpelt) November 17, 2021
And Apple expands the right to repair. This is a clear result of pressure from the Federal Trade Commission. Lina Khan delivers. https://t.co/PiameDfKc3
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) November 17, 2021
Holy cow, would never have expected them to do this. I guess they’re getting ahead of regulators making them do it. https://t.co/u9YNNMfB86
— James O'Malley (@Psythor) November 17, 2021
When I replaced the batteries on a couple of MacBooks a few years ago using third-party kits, I really felt like a renegade, if not a criminal. https://t.co/q7qi73Unlq
— Harry McCracken (@harrymccracken) November 17, 2021
This is a step in the right direction for #righttorepair
— Shannon Morse (@Snubs) November 17, 2021
I feel like this was on our radar several months ago so it's good to see official news about it!https://t.co/ncUzutmMM2
For years, Apple and associated trade organizations have forcefully lobbied against Right to Repair... But support for Right to Repair laws has been bipartisan and become more widespread recently. The FTC unanimously voted this year to enforce Right to Repair laws
— Damon Beres ? (@dlberes) November 17, 2021
Full announcement from Apple
— Damon Beres ? (@dlberes) November 17, 2021
To my eyes, this is a full 180 from the company's long-held stance against Right to Repair. I'm eager to go deeper, but at first glance, hard not to applaud this move from a company that does more than most to set the standard https://t.co/tMnoWQXKAf
'By controlling the parts marketplace, Apple can also decide when devices go obsolete.' https://t.co/jDisRp7hzk
— Jordan Novet (@jordannovet) November 17, 2021
There's still work to be done but this is a major policy shift that clearly seems to be a response to pressure from right to repair movement and Biden executive order. For years Apple said this was impossible, now they're doing it
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) November 17, 2021
THEN: Apple product unboxing videos
— Kontra (@counternotions) November 17, 2021
NOW: Apple product self-repair videos
LATER: Apple repairing self-repaired product videos https://t.co/PbX4Xjbhs5
Apple customers who are comfortable with completing their own repairs can get access to Apple genuine parts and tools. Initially for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 lineups, and soon to be followed by Mac computers featuring M1 chips. https://t.co/eP47DK9uwE
— Frederic Jacobs (@FredericJacobs) November 17, 2021
Ok, now this is something! Apple’s new Self Service Repair will give consumers access to parts, tools and information needed to do repairs on their own. https://t.co/irG9pvgLhb
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) November 17, 2021
This is ?https://t.co/1mCwI4l2pk
— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) November 17, 2021
We never thought we’d see the day: Apple will offer parts, tools, and software to DIY fixers starting next year. There are some catches, but we’re thrilled to see Apple admit what we’ve always known: Everyone’s enough of a Genius to fix an iPhone: https://t.co/LmvIYVZWat pic.twitter.com/ewt4s40L6N
— iFixit (@iFixit) November 17, 2021
Apple is announcing Self Service Repair today, a way to fix your iPhone 12 or 13 at home. You’ll be able to replace the iPhone’s display, battery, and camera using parts from Apple at first, with other options (and M1 Mac support) coming later https://t.co/8MFhoL3ecb pic.twitter.com/PMOGt4f545
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) November 17, 2021
The question now is what about third party repair shops? Can they be considered “consumers” and get this info from Apple now without being an authorized repair center? https://t.co/plPd4sVXtX
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) November 17, 2021
Noiceeeee https://t.co/xYpGBaZ7Wx
— alex hern (@alexhern) November 17, 2021
The main caveat is that you can't harvest other devices for parts - all repairs have to use new parts from the apple repair storefront, and the storefront has the apple tax built right in https://t.co/2UcMVMDZmf
— ??. ??? ??????? (@IanCutress) November 17, 2021
this is the literal last thing i would ever expect from apple, kudos https://t.co/YXZVi3oksr
— ボブ (@weeabob) November 17, 2021