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Their phone repairs are crazily locked-down and expensive. If the key to longevity is repair, Apple is doing it's damnedest to make it as difficult as possible.
To be fair Apple gets better repair ability scores across the board compared to other flag ship manufactures (nothing, google, samsung) according to ifixit though. https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/smartphone-repairability-scores
But on android you at least have the option to choose something not as hostile against repair ability :)
Oh, did the EU force them to make parts more available?
Because 5 years ago, you not only had to get the parts from Apple, you had to get the parts VERIFIED by apple after installation.
I think the Macbook had a sensor that detected when the macbook was closed and even that basic switch had to be Apple-validated.
Yea, I believe it comes from the EU but Apple is as always doing the least they have to do, to stay legal. And I even think that the VERIFIED think is still a thing with it technically working but made artificially worse with warnings and what not.