Apple has acquired gadget repair company iFixit. Financial terms of the transaction was not disclosed. You can find the statement released by iFixit on their website here.
IFixit has more than 10,000 repair guides and millions of community members worldwide. The company was known for its criticism of Apple, for the low repairability of its products.
Kyle Wiens (CEO, iFixit): Everyone has a number. I didn’t think there was a reasonable number that would make me say, ‘You know I was going to change the world with repair documentation but here’s a number.’” In the end, Apple gave us a number that we couldn’t refuse.
As part of the deal, iFixit says Apple made a commitment to produce the most replaceable electronic devices and personal computers on the market. The company adds Apple is working hard to make devices last long enough to be upgraded or irrelevant, making repairability an antiquated notion.
iFixit will play a role in the future of Apple device development, starting with the Smartphone Replaceability Index, where iFixit staff analyze smartphones, and awardin a replaceability score between zero and ten.
[Image courtesy: iFixit]