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Re:Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable... by supernova87a on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:24PM (#25052154)
Based on what legal principle should they be illegal?
Re:Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable... by Miraste on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @04:56PM (#25052532)
In practice, such a law could resemble right-to-repair bills like the one recently passed in Massachusetts, which requires auto manufacturers to give independent repair stores access to all the tools they themselves use. A bill like this for consumer electronics could practically ban serialized components, even without mentioning them explicitly.