BusinessWeek on a growing market for repairing electronics - to the annoyance of device makers and carriers who would rather you uprgade every so often
"Wetherill set up shop at an Orlando restaurant in 2009, fixing customers’ busted screens and batteries while they dined. He says he once brought an iPhone back to life that had been dropped in a deep fryer by a McDonald’s cook. Three years later, Wetherill is running a 47-outlet chain called uBreakiFix, which he says generated $17 million in sales last year. “Many people would say, ‘Take my arm before you can take my phone,’ ” says Wetherill. “If you can get a phone fixed for $100 or less, it’s a heck of a lot better than buying a new one.”"
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