Pentalobular Screws

Searching around apple products I found an article somebody wrote about Pentalobular screws on a gadget blog.

The author writes:

'They are new and rare.The screws require a special screwdriver rather than a standard Phillips-head jobby, making it harder to get hold of the kit required to crack open your iBlower.'


I then found this video from ifixit that explains to users these types of screws and how they can go about opening up their phone.





It just seems really strange to me how apple seems to be making it more difficult for people to fix their own products.
Perhaps it is because of safety issues, although it is probably more likely the fact they want to keep all repairs completeted within Apple grounds.