Apple Is Locking Batteries To Specific iPhones, a Nightmare for DIY Repair

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Apple Is Locking Batteries To Specific iPhones, a Nightmare for DIY Repair

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Apple's Walled Garden... (Score:2)

by QuietLagoon ( 813062 ) writes:

... is continuing its transformation into a guarded dungeon.
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  by Anonymous Coward writes:
  
  Meanwhile Android users live in reeducation camps. Get out of line and lose your privileges. Google and their cronies are watching your every move.
  - Re:Apple's Walled Garden... (Score:2)
    
    by QuietLagoon ( 813062 ) writes: on Thursday August 08, 2019 @02:30PM (#59063954)
    
    I was speaking of Apple's entire eco-system, not just the iPhone. I was halfway through my planned transition from Windows to macOS when i started to notice things that stopped working if I strayed beyond the Walled Garden. Add in the over-priced hardware, and I determined it just wasn't worth it. Moving to Linux now.
    
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