It seems Apple's anti-right-to-repair recalcitrance has come back to bite it.
Like many companies dependent on free videos of sexan Asian supply chain, the iPhone maker is experiencing disruptions due to the coronavirus. According to a report from Bloomberg, this has manifested in, among other things, a shortage of replacement devices for customers' broken iPhones.
Unfortunately for those very customers, Apple has a long history of fighting the very right-to-repair movement that could otherwise jump in and save the day.
In a memo to Apple store employees, the company reportedly warned that delays for replacement phones could persist for as long as four weeks. The report also notes that some Apple store employees claim they're short on basic replacement parts.
Of course, there are other non-Apple-sanctioned ways to repair an iPhone. At-home kits offered by the likes of iFixit provide those who can work a custom screwdriver the option to replace basic parts like cracked screens or old batteries. There are also third-party shops that offer more technically complicated fixes.
"Apple is running into this problem because their stores are not equipped to do the kind of challenging repairs that independent shops can," iFixit editor in chief Kyle Wienstold Mashable over email. "Water damage is a great example—local shops can often fix these devices with board-level repairs, where Apple does not have staff with this level of sophisticated training."
It was only this past August that Apple finally half copped to the necessity of a healthy third-party repair ecosystem. The company announced it would allow non-Apple store and Apple Authorized Service Providers access to some Apple parts and tools — as long as they first applied through an Apple program. Even then, a phone had to be out of warranty for Apple to be OK with some non-Genius touching the device.
Before that half measure, Apple was even more notoriously anti-right-to-repair.
SEE ALSO: iFixit says the Razr is the 'most complicated' phone it's ever taken apart
"Our society would be in a more resilient place to handle this crisis if Apple hadn’t been fighting so hard to stop right to repair legislation," continued Wiens. "As they turn customers away because of supply constrains, they are going to wish that there were more local alternatives to serve their customers."
We reached out to Apple in an effort to determine both if the Bloomberg reported shortages are accurate and if the company's opinion on the right-to-repair movement has evolved as a result of the coronavirus. We received no immediate response.
Perhaps everyone at Apple is too busy calling up their local third-party repair shops to ask for spare parts.
UPDATE: March 4, 2020, 4:39 p.m. PST: This story has been updated to include comment from Kyle Wiens.
Topics Apple iPhone COVID-19
These hardwerkin' crows are being trained to pick up your trashTikTok's 'Untitled Bridgerton Musical' just won a GrammyKim Kardashian's bizarre Yeezy photo shoot was made for memes'Jane the Virgin' creator on crafting the perfect TV romEvery 'Bridgerton' Season 2 nearThe 30 best cat breeds, rankedHow to watch the first civilian astronauts launch to the ISSRobinhood rolls out Crypto Wallets for 2 million more usersLady Gaga and BTS' V stand cheek to cheek at the 2022 GrammysTrump didn't know Omarosa had been fired, new tape seems to show'Wordle' today: Here's the answer and hints for April 6'Bridgerton' Season 2 is an ode to sisterhoodFacebook says it just chose a side in the encryption debatePlease enjoy this video of Jeremy Clarkson attempting the 'Shoot' danceHow Donald Trump drained the fun out of online conspiracy theoriesGoogle now lets you search with an image and text at the same timeHow to watch the first civilian astronauts launch to the ISS'Jane the Virgin' creator on crafting the perfect TV romCash App is notifying 8.2 million U.S. customers of a data breach6 secret apps to hide your sexy photos Guy's plan to help homeless with McDonald's Monopoly goes viral Twitter tests status updates and other features to improve 'conversational health' Americans over 65 share the most fake news, study says HBO's CEO says the final Season of 'Game of Thrones' feels like '6 movies' Authorities warn people to not eat chicken tenders spilled on roadside 'Glass' is a disappointing sequel to 'Unbreakable' and 'Split' Thousands of gay men could finally be pardoned for historical 'offences' 'Captain Marvel' has highest first day ticket sales of almost any Marvel movie This video of a voice assistant reading emoji out loud is honestly glorious Inside Google's very strange amusement park ride at CES 2019 Hyundai's four Trump campaign chair says there was 'no racism' before Obama Dramatic footage shows intense plane crash during race Critics slam M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass' 8 strange Patronus results I got from that Pottermore quiz This Windows 10 workstation will cost you $5,000 Hillary Clinton's new ad highlights Trump's misogynistic moments Student suprises teacher with the shoes he's always wanted Guess what? U.S. carbon emissions popped back up in a big way Now we know how fast a black hole spins when it shreds a star
1.5642s , 8589.71875 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【free videos of sex】,Inspiration Information Network