- cross-posted to:
- technews@radiation.party
- cross-posted to:
- technews@radiation.party
You must log in or register to comment.
Pretty sure they are turning around as a similar bill is in preparation in Europe that they won’t be able to stop it so they want to get ahead of the curve and come out as supporters.
This makes me wonder what is in that bill that would cause Apple to support it given their history
Apple’s letter also asked that the bill “focus on requiring manufacturers obligations to provide the documentation tools, and parts to enable the repairs performed by authorized repair channels, as opposed to a broader undefined scope of repairs.” Apple also wants repair providers to mention when they’re using “non-genuine or used” components.
The bill, as written, also requires non-authorized repairers to provide written notice of their lack of official vendor approval.
Elizabeth Chamberlain, director of sustainability at iFixit, told Ars Technica that while disclosing the use of third-party parts is reasonable, she’s concerned that it “supports unnecessary fear-mongering around used and third-party parts.”
“I also worry that lumping used and third-party parts together will contribute to further confusion. Apple’s ‘unable to verify’ warnings already blur the line between those categories,” she added.
In short, this bill allows Apple to encourage people to repair their devices at Apple-certified repair shops by marketing them as better than non-certified ones.
Mfi certified ifixit coming soon?
To be fair, most mechanics will give you the choice of OEM parts or jobber. Most people understand the difference is minimal but it keeps the OEM part price in line.
Louis Rossmann is skeptical but he read the bill draft and could not pinpoint any poison pills or potential loopholes.
deleted by creator
It’s most likely mostly that they’ll have to sway that way no matter if they like it or not in Europe and they aren’t going to make different phones for the different markets, so they flip the PR machine towards pretending THEM coming up with supporting right to repair, instead of being forced to by the EU.
Maybe not as hard of what they expect the EU bringing to the table and they want to get ahead and get some right yo repair on their own terms before the EU finished cooking something harsher
Uh no, hell did not freeze over.
You would have to be insanely naive to think Apple didn’t change anything to make the bill practically useless against them.
This only means they found a way to make more money by having it than not.
This is the best headline I have read in my life. The person that came up with it is a genius.
(It‘s news from yesterday but I wanted to comment on the headline)
Ok…what’s the catch?
Are they supporting it so that they can gimp it?
We support the right to repair! Starting now all keycaps will be replaceable. Anything on the motherboard is off limits though or the display or the battery or the ports or the camera.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a letter dated August 22, Apple showed its support for California’s right-to-repair bill, SB 244, after spending years combatting DIY repair efforts.
As reported by TechCrunch, the letter, written to California state Senator Susan Eggman, declared that Apple supports SB 244 and urged the legislature to pass it.
California’s final bill “should balance device integrity, usability, and physical safety” with the right to repair, Apple’s letter reportedly says.
Apple’s letter is a reverse-course on the battle against right-to-repair efforts that it’s been fighting for a decade, as noted via Repair.org Executive Director Gay Gordon-Byrne through a US PIRG press release Wednesday.
That includes in California, where in 2019, The Verge and Motherboard reported that an Apple representative met with legislators, encouraging them to kill a right-to-repair bill over alleged consumer safety concerns.
Nathan Proctor, senior director of US Public Interest Research Group’s (PIRG’s) Right to Repair Campaign, wagered a guess to Ars:
The original article contains 824 words, the summary contains 153 words. Saved 81%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
What’s wrong with the bill?
Apple doesn’t profit from expensive repairs anymore if it’s easy to repair for everyone
Turning it into the car parts/repair scam, …er business.
Sounds like a classic EEE scheme. There’s no way in hell apple would actually support this without ulterior motives.
