Why You Should Probably Buy AppleCare+ for Your iPhone (Even Though It's Bullshit)

When your iPhones screen shatters, it sucks.

AppleCare+, as well as Apple as a whole, are at the root of this problem.

To AppleCare+ or not to AppleCare+

AppleCare+s costs vary based on your iPhone model.

Not anymore.Take a look at those repair costs.

You could almost buy a new iPhone SE for that price.

AppleCare+, plus the cost of a screen repair, is $100 cheaper.

Often, third-party repair shops can fix your stuff cheaper than Apple.

Plus, you get the added benefit of helping out a neighborhood or local business.

They really do just want to help.

We love third-party repair shops, just as we stan a do-it-yourself approach to tech.

You know whodoesntfeel that way?

Apple pictures a world where everybody comes to them for everything.

Want to buy a tablet?

Buy an iPad through Apple.

Stuck on how to use it?

Head to Apple for an information session.

Did the iPad break?

Bring it to the Geniuses at Apple to fix.

Apple, Apple, Apple.

Apple holds a lot of power here.

Suffice it to say that the tech community found this news displeasing, to say the least.

However, this wont be the last time we see Apple pull a trick like this.

Apple isnt sorry for what it did; its sorry it got caught.

However, Apple has designed a system that works in your favor if you play into it.

Other options are, to my frustration, not as reliable.

But it doesnt have to be that way.

Our best shot at fixing this situation is right to repair.

In a right-to-repair world, Apples decision to disable Face ID after an unauthorized fix would be shut down.

Until then, Apples bullshit AppleCare+ is, unfortunately, the best investment for your iPhone.