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Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks by A_non_e-moose on Sunday May 23, 2021 @03:48PM (#27257945)
That might apply to very complex, high reliability systems like those in the military. But a battery is very basic and it's a consumable more than a modularize-able component like an engine or turbo. I think batteries are easily replaceable in most military equipment.

Consumables in the very least should be replaceable for consumer products, or the price for its replacement capped, otherwise we're throwing away electronics that hasn't reached even a third of its lifetime just because the battery's lifetime is over, it's like buying a new car everytime the tires are worn out. It's an incredible waste of resources.

Same thing for connectors like USB, audio jack, buttons and joysticks.

Most egregious is the chip signature-checking and exclusive buyer rights on same chip, that should be outlawed, heavily fined and easily reported and checked. It's like adding a chip with a serial number for each tire and if you install one not from your car manufacturer then your car refuses to move. It's just a scam.

Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks by userbinator on Sunday May 23, 2021 @04:44PM (#27258430)
I think batteries are easily replaceable in most military equipment.

The irony is that a lot of military equipment is designed to destroy and be destroyed, yet is probably designed with serviceability in mind more than consumer electronics.

Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks by cgearhart on Sunday May 23, 2021 @05:27PM (#27258740)
> I think batteries are easily replaceable in most military equipment.

The _actual_ irony here is that batteries are often not easily replaceable in lots of military equipment, and especially not always in weapons. It may require a very extensive tear down and replacement of entire sub assemblies to replace something as mundane as a coin cell battery. And don’t even start with thermal batteries…