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Apple Announces Half Measure to Make iPhones More Repairable Immediately After Law Banned Its Repair Practices
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Apple Announces Half Measure to Make iPhones More Repairable Immediately After Law Banned Its Repair Practices

Apple will partially ease its "parts pairing" policy on the same day Colorado is considering a right-to-repair bill that would ban parts pairing, and weeks after Oregon banned the practice.
Green Bubble Vindication: DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Says Apple Is Causing Android Users 'Social Stigma'
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Green Bubble Vindication: DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Says Apple Is Causing Android Users 'Social Stigma'

"This social pressure reinforces switching costs and drives users to continue buying iPhones—solidifying Apple’s smartphone dominance not because Apple has made its smartphone better, but because it has made communicating with other smartphones worse."
Fanfiction Community Rocked By Etsy Sellers Turning Their Work Into Bound Books
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Fanfiction Community Rocked By Etsy Sellers Turning Their Work Into Bound Books

Several popular shops, which clearly violated Etsy's terms of use and IP laws, were deleted after 404 Media reached out for comment.
iFixit Drastically and Retroactively Reduces ‘Repairability Score’ of the Current iPhone
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iFixit Drastically and Retroactively Reduces ‘Repairability Score’ of the Current iPhone

The iPhone 14 is actually not that repairable in practice because of error messages Apple sends if "nongenuine" parts are used.
Apple Discusses iPhone Repairability at Keynote for First Time in Its History
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Apple Discusses iPhone Repairability at Keynote for First Time in Its History

In 15 years of new iPhone announcements, Apple had never talked about repairability, until now.