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		throwaway48476 on Sept 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone 16 Pro Storage Expansion 128GB to 1TB [vide... It's not economically viable because the NANDs come from donor systems. Apple prevents the NAND oem from selling to anyone but them. It's part of their anti right to repair strategy.

bmicraft on Sept 24, 2024 [–]

Are you sure? Why would he need to reinstall the OS then?

throwaway48476 on Sept 24, 2024 | [–]

Because there's a good chance that NAND came from a Mac and 1/4 of macos isn't going to boot on an iPhone.

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