Nikon No Longer Supplying Parts to Independent Repair Facilities

On Jan 16th, Nikon sent a letter stating that "Nikon Inc. has decided that it will no longer make repair parts available for purchase by repair facilities that have not been authorized by Nikon, Inc. to perform camera repairs." All Nikon repairs will be handled exclusively by Nikon authorized repair facilities.
 
As you would expect, many are not happy with this decision - including ifixit.org. (thanks Huy)