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Louis has a tendency to ramble so I'll give you the tl:dw
Google plans to make parts available but not at the level that they should, so they'll continue to be absurdly expensive to the point that you might as well just buy a new one.
More specifically they don't make "parts" available but "parts assemblies" - a large collection of parts attached together. Replacing one part requires buying ones you do not need and replacement is merely a fallback when you can't actually repair the part. To repair a part you need it's parts (e.g. a chip on a circuit board).
Ah, so this is effectively identical to Apple's approach to repairability.
No, I don't think Apple sells any components at all and they intentionally make sure the phone doesn't work properly after you replace them.
Apple sells parts and rents tool kits.
They sell a select few parts, from which you're FORCED to rent these stupid and unnecessary tool kits and then spend all day on the phone with Apple getting them to completely unnecessarily approve the repair with their servers.
E: this option isn't even listed on their website. Only options listed are to send it in or get it done at a "3rd party authorized repair" store.
Yep. If your USB port breaks, they want you to replace the entire motherboard for a thousand bucks.
In other words, they took the Apple approach to right to repair. Disappointing but not unexpected. This is the same company that got rid of their "don't be evil" motto after all.