Apple now endorses Right to Repair legislation

JoShmoe@lemmy.zip to Technology@beehaw.org – 204 points – 'We're Winning': Apple Formally Endorses Right to Repair Legislation After Spending Millions Fighting It
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I believe this is genuine support of the bill from Apple. Between Right to Repair winning in Massachusetts and the EU demanding compliance, I think Apple decided to flip the script. They would want to continue the illusion of customer friendly tech.

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A repair bill supported by Apple most likely not a bill I want. It is hard to imagine Apple will loosen it's tight grip.

Yup, they basically said they will only support it as long as:

  • it does not threaten the security/safety of the devices/consumer data. AKA will continue to let them lock out parts and software under the excuse of security.
  • focus on docs, tools and parts for authorized repair channels. AKA what they currently do/want as they already control these sectors.
  • force repair providers to disclose use of unauthorised or used parts. AKA force third parties to advertise they don't use genuine/new parts as apple don't and likely still wont make these parts available (just continue with expensive whole assembly repairs).
  • only apply these rules to new products.

So the way I read it - Apple see they are losing the right to repair fight so now want to flip sides so they can better control the laws that get put in place to better quite their needs by cutting off the teeth of any bills all the while claiming they are supporting right to repair for PR purposes.

Apple isn’t in charge of Right to Repair.

We probably want it, but can get more with another

Kind of like they support this because they want to stop or slow down a more broad bill from passing in the near future

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