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		ksec on Jan 3, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors The Apple Store, Repairing Technician are all part of Apple ( As I stated Operational Cost ) whether they were doing the battery replacement programme or not. They just have more works to do. And it is a ~10 mins job following Apple standard procedure, less than 5 min if you don't. Not to mention Apple outsource a lot of these Battery replacement programme to Registered Third Parties. A better Spec battery cost less than $7 from LG Chem. BOM cost on battery are not expensive at all, and it is not a secret.

sascha_sl on Jan 3, 2019 [–]

>The Apple Store, Repairing Technician are all part of Apple

>Apple outsource a lot of these Battery replacement programme to Registered Third Parties

Congratulations, you played yourself.

ksec on Jan 3, 2019 | [–]

Which doesn't cost them as much and are part of the services agreement?

Just in case you did't know.

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