One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks

Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks by nine_k on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:25AM (#27261071)

How many people would actually fix a broken suspension on their car by themselves at home? 0.001%, or whatnot.

Now imagine that you have to scrap your car when suspension breaks, instead of bringing it to a car repair shop and fix it at the 20% of the cost of a new one. Especially if you bought the car just 6 months ago.

But now, if you break the screen protection glass of an iPhone, nobody can legally replace it but Apple, to say nothing if the trickier parts like the battery or the screen.

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Re:One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks by hellbannedguy on Monday May 24, 2021 @12:49AM (#27261155)

Vechicles have a lot of propiatiary information in them. We are dumping vechicles because Independant mechanics don't have access to repair information.

I believe only one state, which I can't spell, has a Vechicle Right to Repair law.

I went to automotive school, and have been a part time mechanic. The amount of vechicles going to the scrap yard over relatively minor problems I find disheartening.

I agree with your statement emphatically. I just wanted to add vechicles to the Right to Repair debate.

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