Apple to Provide Maximum Payouts to Authorized Technicians for Qualifying Repairs Through April Amid COVID-19

In an internal memo to Apple Authorized Service Providers, obtained by MacRumors, Apple has indicated that its network of authorized repair shops will receive maximum payouts for qualifying product repairs for the months of March and April, regardless of their monthly performance metrics. Apple is making this move to ensure that its authorized technicians are financially supported amid the challenging COVID-19 pandemic.

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Apple also told its technicians that it supports their decisions and encourages them to be thoughtful regarding the safety of its employees and the operations of their businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Apple has taken several measures in response to the novel coronavirus. Last week, the company announced that it would be temporarily closing all of its retail stores outside of China until at least March 27, has committed $15 million to date for COVID-19 relief efforts, and has encouraged corporate employees to work remotely if their job allows. Apple also announced that WWDC 2020 will be an online event and that Apple Card customers are able to enroll in a program that allows them to skip their March payment without interest.

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Blackstick Avatar
46 months ago

Imagine if you could order parts so you could repair it yourself.
I worked as a Mac Genius 2007-2014... they purposely don't build these things (phones/iPads especially) to be home-serviced... if you're not used to working on them and don't have the appropriate secure/torqued torx drivers, calibration machines, etc... it gets ugly. They'd have to design from the ground up with user-repairable in mind - and that's not likely.
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4jasontv Avatar
46 months ago
Imagine if you could order parts so you could repair it yourself.
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scrapesleon Avatar
46 months ago
Remember when Apple never wanted you to go to third party technicians life comes at you fast
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nylonsteel Avatar
46 months ago
re op
generous of aapl
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4jasontv Avatar
46 months ago

I worked as a Mac Genius 2007-2014... they purposely don't build these things (phones/iPads especially) to be home-serviced... if you're not used to working on them and don't have the appropriate secure/torqued torx drivers, calibration machines, etc... it gets ugly. They'd have to design from the ground up with user-repairable in mind - and that's not likely.
And, of course, then they wouldn’t be able to stop people from fixing devices without paying, I mean Apple’s approval, I mean paying.
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