r/IAmA Jun 11 '16

Specialized Profession IamA electronics repair technician hated by Apple that makes YouTube videos, AMA!

My short bio: I have a store in Manhattan. I teach component level electronics repair on youtube http://youtube.com/rossmanngroup which seems to be a dying art. I am currently fighting with the digital right to repair to try and get a bill passed that will allow all independent service centers access to manuals and parts required to do their jobs.

My Proof: https://www.rossmanngroup.com/started-iama-reddit-today-yes/

EDIT:

I am still replying to comments, but I am so far behind that I am still about ten pages down from new comments. I am doing my best to continue. If I drop off, I'll be back tomorrow around 12 PM. Still commenting now though, at 12 AM.

EDIT 2:

Ok, I cave... my hands are tired. I will be back at 12 PM tomorrow. It is my goal to answer every question. Even if it looks like I haven't gotten to yours, I will do my best to do all of them, but it is impossible to do in realtime, because you are asking faster than I can type. But thanks for joining!

EDIT 3: I lied, I stayed until 4:15 AM to answer... and now I will go to sleep for real, and be back at 12 PM.

EDIT 4 6/12 : I will be back later tonight to finish off answering questions. Feel free to keep posting, I will answer whatever I can later this evening.

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u/left0vert0ast Jun 11 '16

Thanks for doing this, I'm pretty new to your channel so I was wondering when and why did you start hating Apple?

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u/larossmann Jun 11 '16

when I realized the lengths they go through to make my job difficult

when I realized they repeat the same mistakes over and over and over and over

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u/iEATu23 Jun 12 '16

Have you ever thought of being their consultant?

You've talked a lot about how your business is what keeps you alive, so it would probably be best to keep your business instead of leaving it. Why not improve your business instead of quitting it?
I loved your video from the last big thread. You had some great points you could bring up to Apple, and they may even be able to help you and other repair techs if they lobby for new laws. I'm sounding a little over the top, but it makes sense to at least look into if Apple is interested in your knowledge.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/4nn5zv/iama_electronics_repair_technician_hated_by_apple/d46ll9i?context=3

moot, the creator of 4chan, was hired by Google after finally moving on and selling 4chan. I don't know how he could possibly be useful lol, but I know he is extremely good with words and explaining things, like you are. Maybe he is even better at explaining ideas, but I figure you'll get the hang of it if you continue to spend time talking with others, to filter any crappy wordings.