Apple discourages iPhone self-repair with a dirty trick

I mean, the guy who lent them to me worked in IT, and his company had a policy of replacing hardware on a schedule, regardless of its status. I guess he could have given me laptops he knew were defective, but he doesn’t seem like a dick. Dunno, I’m happy to have anything confirm my inherent anti-Apple bias. And regardless of their build quality, I still can’t stand their design. Not everything has to look like a brushed metal lozenge.