Of course it was blown out of proportion. It was, after all, a handy way for iFixit to sell screwdrivers.

Do you often have to disassemble your iPhone? I grant that it's nice to be able to do it, but you CAN. If you buy this handy part from ifixit, and while you're here, you might as well buy a battery too...

I'm not saying that Apple's completely free from fault here (lord knows, they're not), but iFixit's not just doing this to be cool, either.

I am the Doctor, and THIS... is my SPOON!