Why can’t I fix this?
Fixing things can be fun. A hobby, for some. But what if your desire to repair and economize interferes with the game plan of the rich?
I’m pointing my fingers at a huge (a behemoth) or a corporation that sells millions of consumer items. Yes, Apple. Ever tried to get your gadget repaired? Be prepared to search, hard, for anything other than the corporate depot, where your gadget is simply replaced. “No user serviceable parts inside”. Not even the battery? “No!”
Of course, that’s nonsense. However, getting the parts might be more than Joe Average is willing to do, simply because the corporation doesn’t want you too. “Too complex!”. However, the chairman released a statement to shareholders, this week, where he tells those with an eye on dividends that sales figures are dropping, because some phones/tablets/computers DO get repaired. And in the eyes of the bean counters, every fixed gadget equals a new one not sold at retail. Profits are what really count.
Here, a link: Apple CEO statement 2019 . Make of it what you will. At least when the string breaks on your two tin cans communicator, you can go to the magic drawer in the kitchen and find a new piece.
I wish the competition great success, if they agree to treat the coustomer as something other than a bottomless money pit. I’ve replaced batteries in cell phones (from the competition) and upgraded memory and storage space on computers (from the competition). Might I suggest asking yourself the one question Apple doesn’t want you to: Why can’t I fix this? And then make the change. Buy from corporations that respect you more than their shareholder (rare, I agree). Hold out for the right to repair, be it your smart phone or your lawn mower. The bean counters are not your friends.
