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Apple doesn't care if you repair it because they know their operating system will make it unusable anyways.
I know they ritualistically make third party software and tech incompatible, but we do have recent cases in our favor.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/08/15/hp-printers-scanner-disabled-low-ink/be2b30fc-3b86-11ee-aefd-40c039a855ba_story.html#
HP had designed the scanning functionality to not operate if the printer didn’t have any ink.
A little hyperbole, they will make it look crappy-er compared to their new stuff and abandon it progressively, as people fall to fomo.