Apple Begins Selling iPhone Repair Parts to Customers (Finally!)
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/dypbwa/apple-begins-selling-iphone-repair-parts-to-customers-finally
In 2009, Apple started putting proprietary screws on iPhones, MacBooks, and other devices. Thirteen years later, it’s finally selling the screwdriver.
After years of pressure from activists, consumers, state legislatures, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Biden administration (as well as a few scandals), Apple has finally relented—at least partially—to the right to repair movement. Starting today, anyone can buy a host of genuine Apple parts and tools from a website called the Self Service Repair Store.