Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws

Re:Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws by ksec on Friday May 21, 2021 @11:45PM (#27243214)

>Consumers just want a choice to bring their broken vechicle/device to a guy who charges a reasonable amount to repair.

This. I will be happy even if Apple ( and specifically Apple ) will do this themselves instead of charging parts that earn their exact same margin as if you were buying a new computer. Everything is wrong with the logic board, which cost you $400+. Apple speakers are ( comparatively speaking ) easily blown. FlexGate, StainGate... the list goes on and on. What could have been an easy fix which turns out to cost few hundred bucks.

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Re:Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws by ekianjo on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:08AM (#27244859)

Easy fix is not to buy Apple anymore.

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Re:Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws by asddubs on Saturday May 22, 2021 @09:04AM (#27246114)

other manufacturers are not any better, barring rare exceptions

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Re:Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws by CRConrad on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:03AM (#27262339)

I bought a laptop (Clevo clone) from Schenker year before last. They have videos on YouTube on how to open it up for repair... So apparently some manufacturers are a bit better.

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Re:Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws by ekianjo on Saturday May 22, 2021 @03:39PM (#27249653)

System76 offers complete repair guides and lets you buy parts. Lenovo lets you open most of their laptops for self-maintenance as well.

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