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Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted by rswail on Friday June 25, 2021 @05:37AM (#27628749)
Except that there already is a legislated solution requiring manufacturers to supply parts for (depending on where) ~10 years, irrespective of warranty.

The fact that there is after-market suppliers is more that manufacturers haven't worked out how to stop that on purely mechanical parts.

They would much prefer to tie you to their own maintenance network and parts if they could.

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Re:WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted by sokoloff on Friday June 25, 2021 @08:06AM (#27629696)
I don’t think it’s a law in the US, though that’s the common knowledge/frequently repeated claim.

https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2020/08/03/ask-a-hemmings-e...

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