Monday, July 23, 2018

Leaked videos appear to depict Apple’s internal iPhone and Mac repair processes

Eleven videos that appear to depict Apple’s internal processes for repairing iPhones and MacBooks have been uploaded onto YouTube. Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the videos’ authenticity — but they do appear to be the real deal, according to Motherboard.

The videos have Apple’s copyright, and the videos depict Apple’s trademark disassembly and repair tools that are manufactured exclusively for the company.

If these are, in fact, genuine, then Apple has a lot to be angry about. The company has long fought against users’ right to repair their own devices, often because doing so allows Apple to sell its repair services and incentivize customers to sell or trade-in old devices for newer ones more frequently.

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