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Valve's iFixit partnership is a game changer
(sh.itjust.works)
Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
Summary video by Marques Brownlee
Great channel covering and advocating right to repair, Lewis Rossman
Imagine the alternative world where you had to back up your data, discard the device and buy an entirely new one because a simple piece of plastic broke.
Apple will tell you this practice allows them to build innovative and superior products while integrating hardware and software compatibility closer than ever.
When it happened, I was entirely ready to accept the drop as an excuse for OLED model upgrade, then I found the iFixit shop and those thoughts were dashed haha
I really thought I wanted the oled, so I did a fun little thing to be sure.
I played every boss on cuphead back to back on the steam deck and the oled switch to see how I’d feel about it.
I’m good holding my money. It would be nice, but I don’t need the upgrade.
I’ll upgrade if a good opportunity comes along or when the next iteration comes out with significantly more powerful hardware.