<story><title>Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.1-Ounce Battery</title><url>https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/21/23079058/apple-self-service-iphone-repair-kit-hands-on</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Aeolun</author><text>I think the EU is generally better at designing it’s regulations to avoid exactly this problem.&lt;p&gt;Probably something to the extend of “tools to repair must be found in any general DIY store”.</text></item><item><author>srvmshr</author><text>If made to fulfill the word of the law without actually having to follow it in spirit, this would be my modus operandi too.&lt;p&gt;By designing $1200 deposit, $49 rental &amp;amp; two Pelican suitcases of tools and manuals, while keeping the battery replacement price same at $69 (what you&amp;#x27;d normally pay in total at Store), they have entirely disincentivized self-repair without actually breaking any law.&lt;p&gt;Masterstroke &amp;#x2F;s</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Macha</author><text>At the same time, it means Americans often complain about EU regulations as being too vague as overly specific ones are too prone to workarounds. See much of the discussion about GDPR where it&amp;#x27;s clear many of the complainers just want to task their lawyers to find the right magic loophole clause to put in their ToS to avoid doing any of it, and get frustrated when the law is intended to avoid that exact behaviour</text></comment>
<story><title>Apple Shipped Me a 79-Pound iPhone Repair Kit to Fix a 1.1-Ounce Battery</title><url>https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/21/23079058/apple-self-service-iphone-repair-kit-hands-on</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>Aeolun</author><text>I think the EU is generally better at designing it’s regulations to avoid exactly this problem.&lt;p&gt;Probably something to the extend of “tools to repair must be found in any general DIY store”.</text></item><item><author>srvmshr</author><text>If made to fulfill the word of the law without actually having to follow it in spirit, this would be my modus operandi too.&lt;p&gt;By designing $1200 deposit, $49 rental &amp;amp; two Pelican suitcases of tools and manuals, while keeping the battery replacement price same at $69 (what you&amp;#x27;d normally pay in total at Store), they have entirely disincentivized self-repair without actually breaking any law.&lt;p&gt;Masterstroke &amp;#x2F;s</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>PragmaticPulp</author><text>&amp;gt; Probably something to the extend of “tools to repair must be found in any general DIY store”.&lt;p&gt;Does everyone realize how insanely bad this would be for phone progress? If we’re forcing manufacturers to avoid specialty adhesives and tooling, the overall quality and size of phones would be greatly compromised.&lt;p&gt;I understand a lot of HN commenters will say they don’t care if their phones are twice as big and not waterproof as long as they can replace the battery with a screwdriver from Home Depot, but that’s not even close to typical consumer behavior.&lt;p&gt;People want small, waterproof phones. Making laws to force companies to compromise everything so 1% of buyers can swap batteries at home instead of paying for official repair service is one of the more out of touch product suggestions I’ve read on HN.</text></comment>