> replacing random surface mount components until the machine turns back on is not a repair
Definition of repair, according to Merriam-Webster [1]:
> to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
It seems to me like Louis' repairs qualify. A customer walks in with a broken Mac or iPhone, he identifies the part that is broken, then he replaces it. Do you have an alternative definition by any chance?
> He charges more to do those repairs and they generally don't hold
Do you have any actual evidence that Louis' repairs are unreliable? Do his customers eventually complain about them?
> Apple themselves say they do same-day repair
Okay, but what about the data stored on the old mainboard that gets thrown out?
> They are by far the most pro-repair company in the smartphone space
Again, we seem to have different definitions here. My definition of "pro-repair" excludes any companies actively lobbying against right to repair and implementing unnecessary software features to detect replaced parts.
> If you want to get a pixel repaired you have to go to shady third party chain stores that are contracted by google
Maybe if you (and others like you) would stop shilling so hard for Apple, turning a blind eye to their anti right to repair lobbying, and encouraging others to do the same by tenaciously defending their anti-user practices on public forums, we might actually have a chance at getting right to repair legislation passed, and then you could easily get your Pixel fixed, and your iPhone, too.
Apple's lobbying and precedent-setting makes everything worse for everyone, not just for Apple users.
Definition of repair, according to Merriam-Webster [1]:
> to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
It seems to me like Louis' repairs qualify. A customer walks in with a broken Mac or iPhone, he identifies the part that is broken, then he replaces it. Do you have an alternative definition by any chance?
> He charges more to do those repairs and they generally don't hold
Do you have any actual evidence that Louis' repairs are unreliable? Do his customers eventually complain about them?
> Apple themselves say they do same-day repair
Okay, but what about the data stored on the old mainboard that gets thrown out?
> They are by far the most pro-repair company in the smartphone space
Again, we seem to have different definitions here. My definition of "pro-repair" excludes any companies actively lobbying against right to repair and implementing unnecessary software features to detect replaced parts.
> If you want to get a pixel repaired you have to go to shady third party chain stores that are contracted by google
Maybe if you (and others like you) would stop shilling so hard for Apple, turning a blind eye to their anti right to repair lobbying, and encouraging others to do the same by tenaciously defending their anti-user practices on public forums, we might actually have a chance at getting right to repair legislation passed, and then you could easily get your Pixel fixed, and your iPhone, too.
Apple's lobbying and precedent-setting makes everything worse for everyone, not just for Apple users.
[1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repair