Apple & Customs STOLE my batteries, that they won't even provide to AASPs.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited in repair threads as evidence of Apple working with customs to restrict third-party repair parts.
What it is
Louis Rossmann describes US Customs seizing replacement MacBook batteries at Apple's behest, while Apple refuses to supply the batteries to authorized service providers. It is part of his right-to-repair advocacy.
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What Hacker News said
Cites jordanthoms · 2018-10 · on “Apple accused of overpricing, restricting device repairs”
I'm referring to tactics like Rossmann described here: [this video] where US Customs is seizing imports of genuine Apple parts - for laptops they don't repair themselves anymore! I see your point though, there are plenty of untrustworthy third-party repairers.
Cites aspenmayer · 2019-08 · on “Apple expands parts access to more independent repair businesses”
DHS Seizes Aftermarket iPhone Screens From Prominent Right-to-Repair Advocate [1] Apple Sued an Independent iPhone Repair Shop Owner and Lost [2] [1] [LINK] [2] [LINK] Edit: One more - Apple & Customs STOLE my batteries, that they won't even provide to AASPs [this video]
Cites TaylorAlexander · 2021-07 · on “Podswap: Keep airpods alive and out of the landfill”
> Apple laptops and phones objectively last longer than the competition. I'm not sure if you've spent much time watching Louis Rossman's youtube channel, but it is full of examples of Apple telling customers a device needs to be replaced when simple repairs are possible. [1][2][3] Apple worked with US Customs and Border Patrol to seize replacement batteries for laptops that apple will no longer service. [4] Rossman has a lot of videos so I did not find original sources for the following, but he has also called Apple support about replacing a charging port on a phone. Apple support told him the charging port was soldered to the motherboard and the phone needed to be replaced. But that chargin
Critical oflannabhra · 2019-07 · on “I Took Apple To Court And Won, Twice”
1. In 2016, Rossman claimed that Apple was filing suit against him, and was seeking to shut down his YouTube channel. In actuality, one of his videos had shown a schematic, that Rossman illegally obtained, and Apple requested that the schematic be removed from the video. [0] 2. In 2016, Rossman claimed that Apple had a 4 Gigabyte memory chip buffer on their webcams. He speculates that this is due to a nefarious intent on Apple's part. In actuality, it is a 4 Gigabit (512 MB) chip that acts as a buffer. [1] 3. In 2018, Rossman claimed that Apple had contacted Customs and Border Protection to have his import shipment of Apple batteries seized. He claimed that they were genuine OEM batteries, m