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Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair by nerdponx on Monday December 16, 2019 @03:32PM (#21806900)
Manufacturer locking end users in to the manufacturer's chosen parts and maintenance shops. Like how Apple tries to pretend the only place you can repair a Mac is at the Apple Store.
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Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair by robertoandred on Monday December 16, 2019 @03:48PM (#21807053)
Apple Authorized Service Providers are shown as an option everywhere an Apple Store is.
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Re:Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair by alt_f4 on Monday December 16, 2019 @04:50PM (#21807651)
But are actually allowed to do a very small amount of very basic repairs. For everything else, they have to send it to Apple and they tell you that.
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