Apple's Proprietary Software Locks Kill Independent Repair on New MacBook Pros
The impact of this will be much bigger outside of the US, as most countries outside of North America do not have a single Apple Store.<p>In those countries, usually there is a licensed repair provider, but the customer experience can be drastically different. In Bulgaria, I&#x27;ve had to wait of over 3 weeks for a simple in-warranty repair of a MacBook, like a keyboard replacement.<p>Using unlicensed repair stores has been the only choice.<p>Now that this option is gone, it will surely be harder to justify owning a MacBook as a business device.