Apple accused of inflating Self Service repairs to push new purchases

Over the past few years, Apple has made some progress on self-service repairability, following years of criticism over how tightly it locks down its devices. Now, a new report questions how much Apple really is complying with right-to-repair regulations.

Too expensive to be worth it

In a 404 Media post out this week, independent repair professionals say Apple’s newly available iPad parts are so expensive, that they make repairs economically unviable.

Their thesis is that Apple…