Because a source of parts is devices that are stolen and stripped for the parts. The parts are then laundered so you think your source is legal. By putting a serial number on each part it means you go after the supplier who you otherwise thought was honest and so this whole scheme shuts down.
> Why should my right of ownership be violated to help apple deal with 'stolen' parts?
It isn’t.
Apple’s products are designed to help consumers avoid the problems associated with stolen parts, including the very real threat of supply chain attacks.
You always have the right not to choose that design.
You seem to want to prevent other people from choosing it, which seems odd to me.
Every year millions of devices are thown away because of this.
How many phones suffered from supply chain attack last year? Probably zero.
Apple products are designed to subvert the concept of ownership.
They retain control even after i paid for the item.
We live in a world where all of my equipment could be switched off if one of their servers goes down, you are legally forvidden from repairing it and people like you giht to defend these practices - you couldn't make it up! You are fighting to became a peasant without any rights.
Other manufacturers are already following suit, and there wont be any choice left.
> Apple products are deaigned to subvert the concept of ownership.
No, they are designed for ease of use. Modern smartphones are way beyond the scope of most individuals to manage. Apple provides an increasingly managed service, which people choose because it is what they want.
> They retain control even after i paid for the item.
Yes, consumers want software updates, and they expect to be secured.
> We live in a world where all of my equipment could be switched off if one of their servers goes down,
It’s likely false to say ‘one of their servers’, but yes, just like any service you choose, you are dependent on the service provider to maintain it. It is in their interests not to disappoint you.
> you are legally forvidden from repairing it and people like you giht to defend these practices - you couldn't make it up!
You couldn’t make it up because it is completely untrue. There is nothing legally preventing anyone from repairing an iPhone.
> You are fighting to became a peasant without any rights.
Weird rhetoric.
> Other manufacturers are already following suit, and there wont be any choice left.
There will be no choice left if people are not aware of the choice, and if the choice is not a good one.
You haven’t mentioned an alternative manufacturers. Why not? If you want people to have choice, why not discuss the options. Apple is not the only choice.
You also haven’t mentioned the downsides of choosing those alternatives.
Oh my got it's like talking to a cultist. Recycling for electronics rate is like 30%.
Do you imagine it's 100% for iPhones because Apple is such a special snowflake? Do you imagine that in the entire pile of hundred of tons of E-waste there is not a single discarded iPhone? I am prepared to bet my house on it, are you?
