Don’t Go Applauding Apple Just Yet

Apple is expanding support for its independent mending supplier program to include its Mac computers . That signify more options for consumer , but it ’s important to remember Apple ’s self-governing mend backing isstill very muchon Apple ’s conditions .

That ’s great , of course — but it ’s only part of the pictorial matter . First of all , computer and iPhones are n’t the only consumer gadgets that Apple make , and that stand for there ’s still a limit to on the nose what Apple will allow you to pay someone else to restore . Additionally , the terms these independent repair operations must agree to show that Apple stillwields enormous powerover the little guy wire .

A copy of the contract obtain byViceand reported on in February indicated that these independent repair workshop must agree to terminus like unannounced inspections , potential fine for possess “ nix ” fixture character , and pass on over information about those repair shops ’ customer .

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More telling than Apple ’s stifle , NDA - bound agreements with small fixing operation , though , are the recently surfacedinternal documentsthat betoken that even Apple knows its public - face repair enterprisingness are a clustering of baloney . Apple ’s own employee acknowledged in correspondence that the company ’s public - facing mending efforts do n’t fully square with itslobbying effortsto shoot down right to repair legislation . That this is an upshot being actively talk over among Apple ’s staff leave behind Apple calculate pretty arrant , peculiarly as it continues to reason that its mend place hinges mostly on “ safety ” concerns .

In short , Apple extending support to more intersection and giving consumers more choices is bang-up . But let ’s hold the applause for now , at least . Apple still has a long style to go .

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