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Apple Is Lobbying Against Right to Repair Six Months After Supporting Right to Repair (www.404media.co)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Key Points:

  • Apple opposed a right-to-repair bill in Oregon, despite previously supporting a weaker one in California.
  • The key difference is Oregon's restriction on "parts pairing," which locks repairs to Apple or authorized shops.
  • Apple argues this protects security and privacy, but critics say it creates a repair monopoly and e-waste.
  • Apple claims their system eases repair and maintain data security, while Google doesn't have such a requirement
  • Apple refused suggestions to revise the bill
  • Cybersecurity experts argue parts pairing is unnecessary for security and hinders sustainable repair.
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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Can't vs won't. I have no doubt that they could do it, but apple didn't get to be one of the most powerful companies in the world by doing the thing that is cheaper for the user.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Oddly, these hard to repair things in apples case are actually cheaper because of it, and probably in many cases makes them more durable due to less failure points.

The problems only come up if/when something does fail.

Having to replace a whole board instead of just the ram isn't cheaper, but that board per unit is cheaper.