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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by worldofmatthew on Monday September 06, 2021 @01:49PM (#28436191)
Right to repair is nearly meaningless on the budget-end as a repair guy will charge £50 to £100 for the labour plus parts with their own mark-up.

Does everyone on hackernews get paid £100k a year and spend over £1,000 on a phone?

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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by AdrianB1 on Monday September 06, 2021 @04:52PM (#28437982)
A repair in Romania (EU, unlike UK) has a labor cost of 10-20EUR depending on the complexity; in most cases the "repair" is just replacing a component that has connectors, so it takes minutes, or swapping a new battery. A £100 fee sounds like science-fiction or lack of common sense.
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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by krageon on Tuesday September 07, 2021 @09:06AM (#28444270)
A fee of 100-120 euros is not unusual in a part of the EU that isn't dirt poor, nothing science fiction about it.
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Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw... by Hackbraten on Monday September 06, 2021 @03:24PM (#28437031)
If a person can’t afford expected repair expenses during the useful lifetime of a product, then they can’t afford that product.

You wouldn’t buy a car either without planning for repair costs.

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