Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer
by SyzygistSix on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @11:35AM
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Most people find the DIY ethic completely alien.
The number of people impressed that I could make my own burritos - requiring about the same skill as making a sandwich - is pretty indicative. The numbers on adoption of the Linux desktop is another, I think.
Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer
by krapp on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:06AM
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>I'd pay a 20% premium or so not to be spied upon and enslaved. "Freedom isn't free. There's a heavy [FLOWERBED] fee."
Most people wouldn't, and there's more money in proprietary lock-in and servicing than there is marketing to the tinkering fringe.
Thither capitalism.
Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer
by missedthecue on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @10:52AM
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Because most consumers don't want that.
Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer
by smitty1e on Thursday March 11, 2021 @12:44PM
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OK, smaller market.
Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer
by derfitt on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @05:31AM
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What if it was a 200% premium?
Re:UK 'Right to repair' law to come in this summer
by Mordisquitos on Wednesday March 10, 2021 @09:36AM
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What if it was a 0% premium, because businesses unable to adapt to new regulations without increasing their prices by 20% or 200% (!) are competed out of the market by those able to be more efficient, reduce their expenditures, or cut back their profits?
Why are companies not marketing along the lines of: "You can tinker with this. Our product does not treat you like the product."
I'd pay a 20% premium or so not to be spied upon and enslaved. "Freedom isn't free. There's a heavy [FLOWERBED] fee."