Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: Apple’s Activation Lock for iPhone components will make a huge dent in the market for stolen iPhones, though it introduces another barrier to DIY repairs — Apple’s latest theft-prevention measure went live for beta testers yesterday: Activation Lock for iPhone components.
So it’s a win/win from their perspective.
Good. The benefit outweighs the cost by a huge margin.
You might see a few butt-hurts nerd-raging over self-repair, but the problem associated with worldwide stolen phones and Frankenstein iPhone units is a much bigger issue than a few insulated incels wanting to self-repair their iPhones.
No one is getting stabbed in a subway station over self-repair.
(And that’s all based on the assumption it may impact self-repair, it’s still in beta)
Were you trying to formulate that as inflammatorily as possible?
How about lowering the cost to prevent stealing? No way in hell an iphone cost 1200 eur to make. Plus since they make “the best hardware and software” everyone will want one and this will increase pressure on competitors to improve their products aswell.
While cheaper phones would be great, this is not how economics work.
