08-02-2016 19:37 via thestranger.com

Apple Corporation Breaking Phones That Receive Unauthorized Repairs

Apple is one of the most valuable corporations in the world, according to Wall Street. Hadrian/shutterstock.com
The Guardian claims that Apple's new iPhone software, iOS 9, has a program that breaks (or bricks) a phone if it receives repairs from a non-Apple person. The corporation is claiming that this bricking is done to protect its customers and their product standards. But many see it as a move "designed to squeeze out independent repairers."When the phone detects meddling by a third party,
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