Once they began combining the digitizer with the screen they made it much harder for the average Joe to replace the screen. I'm guessing this is a push to get broken phones fixed at more expensive Apple controlled repair shops.
That's the consensus on why.
Of course, if people would simply take a little care with their expensive devices, this wouldn't even be an issue. I can't count how many people I see walking around with big cracks in their phone's screens.
I've broken one in my entire life, but that was back in the days of easy replacement.
Funny because I've only ever broken one as well. I learned to replace screens almost from the beginning. Couldn't tell how many tablets and phones I've bought cheap, then fixed myself for profit. I wasn't too happy when they first combined the digitizer to the screen. Made repairs go from $20 to a couple hundred on average.
Yes, and because technology changes so quickly, the EyeDevice you bought two years ago is almost totally useless now.
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