The EU forced Apple to allow users to replace their own batteries, Apple did so by making the process as troublesome for users as possible.
How Apple’s Self-Repair Program Is Engineered To Fail: Repair Roundup, Week of May 23 | iFixit News
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One month after Apple pulled the covers off its Self Service Repair program people wonder if it is engineered to fail.