[precurse]

Apple isn't perfect either. I'm not trying to defend Google, but Apple is going after the right to repair and trying to make it illegal for you to repair your own device, let alone 3rd parties to.

So if you're someone who respects your right to repair and won't pay for Apple products, and the other option is an advertising company, what options are there left?

[fermienrico]

Apple has a pretty bad record about repairability but that is most likely due to the shrinking electronics packaging and it applies to all phones and laptops - Please check iFixit repair score for Microsoft surface and Samsung tablets.

It is difficult to say, but right to repair has ranks lower in terms of societal impact than privacy. Privacy has deep and profound impact on our society than right to repair. If it is a secure device, I am OK with not being able to repair it - your phone is your life these days in 60 cubic centimeters of metal, glass and silicon.

[precurse]

Yes, some devices are getting more difficult to repair. However, Microsoft and Samsung aren't the ones lobbying to make it ILLEGAL to fix device.

Apple has sued over people taking displays that were still good, but just needed the glass replaced. This is a trivial repair and has been done forever in the IT industry. To the car analogy: it's like replacing the windshield and selling the vehicle. Then Honda sues you because the Honda logo is still on the car.

Article: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3yadk/apple-sued...

This has nothing to do with security and is totally over Apple wanting full control over a device that someone purchased with their own dollars. To say it's to do with security is asinine.