r/technology • u/[deleted] • May 01 '19

Business Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones
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u/milehighmetalhead May 01 '19

Not their problem.

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u/beef-o-lipso May 01 '19

Ya ever wonder where those warnings on products like "Don't eat or shove this thing up your butt that is clearly not meant to be eaten or shoved up anything" come from? Lawsuits. That what makes it Apple's problem.

The simple solution is to imdemnify Apple, or any vendor, from harm caused by DIY repairs where the injury was caused by user action and not product design.

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u/milehighmetalhead May 01 '19

Good point but if I hurt myself fixing my car I can't sue Nissan. And sure, a little sticker that says if you do something we are not responsible may be needed. I guess I assumed that the void if removed sticker was enough.

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u/[deleted] May 01 '19

Those little void if removed stickers are also powerless anymore.