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Apple's charm offensive is a welcome one

Apple's recent spate of customer-friendly initiatives, such as its decision to supply repair parts to independent repair shops, will be good for its business

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Getting a broken iPhone fixed with genuine parts means heading down to the Apple store at Orchard Road, Jewel Changi Airport, or one of Apple's authorised service providers here.

But your friendly neighbourhood "ah beng" shops might soon be able to do it as well.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 04, 2019, with the headline Apple's charm offensive is a welcome one. Subscribe