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Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair by deogeo on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:32PM (#21806270)
> but it could be argued that the latter makes a bit more sense given that most of their customers, statistically speaking, are not necessarily tech enthusiasts

And I'm not a car enthusiast, yet I can take my car to any mechanic I choose - I don't need the manufacturer's permission.

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Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair by kgwxd on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:38PM (#21806333)
This is the perfect way to frame it. Just about anyone, no matter their level of interest in the case, would response to that with "well, duh".
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Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair by korabas on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:34PM (#21806294)
Right, I cannot really argue with that. I wasn't mentioning Apple as an example of a good role model here, just to be clear.
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Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair by AgloeDreams on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:40PM (#21806370)
This actually is also a market that suffers from this, notably companies like Tesla.
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