iFixit had been contracted to set up a self-repair program for Samsung customers. The company offered repair guides for replacing Galaxy smartphone components, including back glass, charging ports, displays, and other components. iFixit says Samsung erected several obstacles to the program working properly, including the high price of repair parts.

Effective June 17, iFixit will no longer partner with Samsung on repair parts and guides, in part because it doesn't think Samsung wants customers to be able to fix their phones 'at scale.'

Manufacturers may hate independent repair stores, but Samsung and Apple appeared to accept the direction the political wind was blowing in. Sadly, Samsung’s warm-hearted embrace of third party repair may not have been as loving as had originally been suggested.