Reply to post: Re: Note to clueless Apple execs

We lose money on repairs, sobs penniless Apple, even though we charge y'all a fortune

phuzz Silver badge
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Re: Note to clueless Apple execs

To be fair, the glue is mostly because they want the latest iDevice to be as thin and small (and cheap to manufacture) as possible, and glue is cheaper and easier than designing a fixture that will fit in the same space.

That it locks out third party repairs is just icing on the cake.

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