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Apple had numerous design failings in the 2010's, and these were often brushed under the rug, and people experiencing such an issue would be normally charged exorbitant amounts for repair. High-cost GPU failures on early 2010's MacBooks, the 2016-'17 MacBook Pro's screen cable skimping scandal, the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro's SSD failures and more are design flaws Apple have, as they have often, dodged accountability for and continue to do.Sources?

== ~~Too Little, Loo Late -~~ Attempts to do Better ==

== Attempts to do Better ==

Apple have attempted recent changes to their products that have made them better, but still not on par with some other manufacturers for pro-consumer behavior.~~Source?~~ Many believe this to be driven by changing legislation.Who? Certain parts of this, certainly are.Source? This includes:

Apple have attempted recent changes to their products that have made them better, but [https://www.ifixit.com/News/106300/macbook-pro-m4-pro-teardown-new-model-same-repair-situation still not on par] with some [https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/laptop-repairability-scores#Laptop-Scores other manufacturers] for pro-consumer behavior. Many believe this to be driven by changing legislation.Who? Certain parts of this, certainly are.Source? This includes:

* Opening an online "self service repair" parts store.~~Source?~~

* Opening an online [https://support.apple.com/self-service-repair Self Service Repair] parts store.

* Making the back glass of iPhones removable.~~Source?~~

* Making the [https://www.ifixit.com/News/64865/iphone-14-teardown back glass of iPhones removable] starting from iPhone 14.

* Allowing alternative app stores in an update to iOS 17, in compliance with new [https://support.apple.com/en-us/117767#:~:text=Contact%20Apple%20Support-,Installing%20apps%20through%20alternative%20app%20distribution%20in%20the%20European%20Union,with%20iPadOS%2018%20or%20later. EU legislation].

* [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120579 Calibration tools] for newly installed used parts in iOS 18, which sometimes work.

* An upgradeable, swappable SSD in the 2024 Mac Mini - albeit you cannot swap these units between M4 and M4 Pro units due to the internal casing's design being different without much good reason.~~Sources?~~

* [https://www.ifixit.com/News/104302/all-hail-the-return-of-upgradeable-storage-mac-mini-2024-teardown An upgradeable, swappable SSD in the 2024 Mac Mini] - albeit you cannot swap these units between M4 and M4 Pro units due to the internal casing's design being different without much good reason.

* A battery removable with just a 9V battery in the 2024 [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120671 iPhone 16] and [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120671 iPhone 16 Plus].

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 Apple had numerous design failings in the 2010's, and these were often brushed under the rug, and people experiencing such an issue would be normally charged exorbitant amounts for repair. High-cost GPU failures on early 2010's MacBooks, the 2016-'17 MacBook Pro's screen cable skimping scandal, the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro's SSD failures and more are design flaws Apple have, as they have often, dodged accountability for and continue to do.<sup>Sources?</sup>
-== Too Little, Loo Late - Attempts to do Better ==
+== Attempts to do Better ==
-Apple have attempted recent changes to their products that have made them better, but still not on par with some other manufacturers for pro-consumer behavior.<sup>Source?</sup> Many believe this to be driven by changing legislation.<sup>Who?</sup> Certain parts of this, certainly are.<sup>Source?</sup> This includes:
+Apple have attempted recent changes to their products that have made them better, but [https://www.ifixit.com/News/106300/macbook-pro-m4-pro-teardown-new-model-same-repair-situation still not on par] with some [https://www.ifixit.com/repairability/laptop-repairability-scores#Laptop-Scores other manufacturers] for pro-consumer behavior. Many believe this to be driven by changing legislation.<sup>Who?</sup> Certain parts of this, certainly are.<sup>Source?</sup> This includes:
-* Opening an online "self service repair" parts store.<sup>Source?</sup>
+* Opening an online [https://support.apple.com/self-service-repair Self Service Repair] parts store.
-* Making the back glass of iPhones removable.<sup>Source?</sup>
+* Making the [https://www.ifixit.com/News/64865/iphone-14-teardown back glass of iPhones removable] starting from iPhone 14.
 * Allowing alternative app stores in an update to iOS 17, in compliance with new [https://support.apple.com/en-us/117767#:~:text=Contact%20Apple%20Support-,Installing%20apps%20through%20alternative%20app%20distribution%20in%20the%20European%20Union,with%20iPadOS%2018%20or%20later. EU legislation].
 * [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120579 Calibration tools] for newly installed used parts in iOS 18, which sometimes work.
-* An upgradeable, swappable SSD in the 2024 Mac Mini - albeit you cannot swap these units between M4 and M4 Pro units due to the internal casing's design being different without much good reason.<sup>Sources?</sup>
+* [https://www.ifixit.com/News/104302/all-hail-the-return-of-upgradeable-storage-mac-mini-2024-teardown An upgradeable, swappable SSD in the 2024 Mac Mini] - albeit you cannot swap these units between M4 and M4 Pro units due to the internal casing's design being different without much good reason.
 * A battery removable with just a 9V battery in the 2024 [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120671 iPhone 16] and [https://support.apple.com/en-us/120671 iPhone 16 Plus].