Absolute banger of a column from npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33 (npub1hyk…3p33) on Apple's mealy-mouthed attitude to the right to repair and how it uses parts pairing to get around it. This is why my current iPhone will be my last.
https://pluralistic.net/2023/09/22/vin-locking/