iRepair
In one of the biggest corporate policy U-turns in history, in 2022 Apple will start making parts and repair manuals available to individual customers. This is a huge win for circular economy advocates in the electronics sector, and is a tribute to the entrepreneurial gumption of modular design pioneers like Fairphone and Framework, and the tireless efforts of self-repair platforms like iFixit. The EU’s right-to-repair legislation must take some credit as well. Apple will start selling parts and tools for the iPhone 12 and 13 in a Self Service Repair Online Store, along with service manuals and repair-enabling software.
— Wayne Visser
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