greyhathero

For me it isn't about knowing when it's done, it's about it continuously annoying me if I still haven't flipped it an hour later

Are we just going to keep posting this changing which famous author is listed?

Noone is saying it should be outlawed. What they are saying is that in order for a device to be considered highly repairable to an end user this type of check should be able to be turned off or not included.

You cannot and that's ok. The problem here is people have different levels of risk acceptance and that's ok. If I was a government or corporate leader I would probably prefer buying direct from apple, but most end consumers, especially those who want to do these repairs should have the choice to accept that risk on a device that they own. The manufacturer shouldn't decide who I trust. The owner should.

Thanks every couple of months I see an xkcd and think haven't read that in a while, then I get to go catch up. Today was a good day