<story><title>Apple Sued an iPhone Repair Shop Owner in Norway and Lost</title><url>https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3yadk/apple-sued-an-independent-iphone-repair-shop-owner-and-lost</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Techowl</author><text>Wouldn&amp;#x27;t car parts be a much more accurate analogy, though? Apple isn&amp;#x27;t suing anyone for not using Apple-branded electricity to power their phone.</text></item><item><author>eesmith</author><text>At Ford™ we care about our brand. We want people who bought a Ford™ car to have the best experience we prepared for them.&lt;p&gt;Other fuels may contain additives which make your Ford™ engine seem imperfect. A few misguided people are tempted by the siren call of the independent fuel suppliers to use something other than the Ford™ fuel specially made for your needs. When things go wrong, they spread rumors that Ford™ vehicles suck, when it was simply their misguided fault.&lt;p&gt;And that&amp;#x27;s why, as the proud owner of a Ford™ vehicle, you must go to a Ford™ gasoline station to buy Ford™ fuel. That&amp;#x27;s Ford™ fuel, available from a Ford™ station somewhere in your state.</text></item><item><author>comboy</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t think they want to squeeze every cent. I think they just care about the brand. They want people who bought iphone to have the best experience they prepared for them. Even if you buy some used iphone. If somebody buys some used iphone and it acts weird or the build quality seems imperfect because some parts were replaced, then this person may spread opinion that iphones suck.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;d guess that&amp;#x27;s their reasoning. But I&amp;#x27;m not on their side here. I think they should be allowed to design products to make repairs as hard as possible if they want to, but once I buy it I should be able to do whatever I want with it. Plus there&amp;#x27;s not that much great experience to protect lately..</text></item><item><author>mattsfrey</author><text>&amp;quot;Apple does not ‘own’ the product after they have sold it&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I think this is the crux of the issue. The guy was importing refurbished parts with the logos covered even. They weren&amp;#x27;t counterfeits. How does a manufacturer have the right to sue for copyright infringement when it&amp;#x27;s just end users reselling authentic parts? The owner even states he in no way markets them as OEM parts.&lt;p&gt;Frankly I think it&amp;#x27;s pretty obvious apple is just trying to squeeze every cent out of these phones and it&amp;#x27;s a really bad hat to wear.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>alasdair_</author><text>&amp;gt;Wouldn&amp;#x27;t car parts be a much more accurate analogy, though?&lt;p&gt;Yes. The FCC actually sent out reminders to phone companies two days ago reminding them that use of aftermarket parts cannot void a warranty. This also applies to things like &amp;quot;warranty void if seal removed&amp;quot; stickers etc.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.androidpolice.com&amp;#x2F;2018&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;ftc-reminds-phone-makers-cant-void-warranties-repairs-made-using-unauthorized-parts&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.androidpolice.com&amp;#x2F;2018&amp;#x2F;04&amp;#x2F;10&amp;#x2F;ftc-reminds-phone-m...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Apple Sued an iPhone Repair Shop Owner in Norway and Lost</title><url>https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3yadk/apple-sued-an-independent-iphone-repair-shop-owner-and-lost</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Techowl</author><text>Wouldn&amp;#x27;t car parts be a much more accurate analogy, though? Apple isn&amp;#x27;t suing anyone for not using Apple-branded electricity to power their phone.</text></item><item><author>eesmith</author><text>At Ford™ we care about our brand. We want people who bought a Ford™ car to have the best experience we prepared for them.&lt;p&gt;Other fuels may contain additives which make your Ford™ engine seem imperfect. A few misguided people are tempted by the siren call of the independent fuel suppliers to use something other than the Ford™ fuel specially made for your needs. When things go wrong, they spread rumors that Ford™ vehicles suck, when it was simply their misguided fault.&lt;p&gt;And that&amp;#x27;s why, as the proud owner of a Ford™ vehicle, you must go to a Ford™ gasoline station to buy Ford™ fuel. That&amp;#x27;s Ford™ fuel, available from a Ford™ station somewhere in your state.</text></item><item><author>comboy</author><text>I don&amp;#x27;t think they want to squeeze every cent. I think they just care about the brand. They want people who bought iphone to have the best experience they prepared for them. Even if you buy some used iphone. If somebody buys some used iphone and it acts weird or the build quality seems imperfect because some parts were replaced, then this person may spread opinion that iphones suck.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#x27;d guess that&amp;#x27;s their reasoning. But I&amp;#x27;m not on their side here. I think they should be allowed to design products to make repairs as hard as possible if they want to, but once I buy it I should be able to do whatever I want with it. Plus there&amp;#x27;s not that much great experience to protect lately..</text></item><item><author>mattsfrey</author><text>&amp;quot;Apple does not ‘own’ the product after they have sold it&amp;quot;&lt;p&gt;I think this is the crux of the issue. The guy was importing refurbished parts with the logos covered even. They weren&amp;#x27;t counterfeits. How does a manufacturer have the right to sue for copyright infringement when it&amp;#x27;s just end users reselling authentic parts? The owner even states he in no way markets them as OEM parts.&lt;p&gt;Frankly I think it&amp;#x27;s pretty obvious apple is just trying to squeeze every cent out of these phones and it&amp;#x27;s a really bad hat to wear.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>adrianN</author><text>Don&amp;#x27;t give them ideas.</text></comment>