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posted by janrinok on Monday January 29 2018, @02:35AM   Printer-friendly
from the and-so-it-begins dept.

A number of states are considering right to repair bills, legislation which if passed would make it easier for individuals and repair shops to replace or repair electronics parts. Repair.org reports that 17 states have already introduced bills this year and while most aim to make repair parts and manuals accessible, Washington's proposed legislation would straight up ban electronics that prevent easy repair. "Original manufacturers of digital electronic products sold on or after January 1, 2019, in Washington state are prohibited from designing or manufacturing digital electronic products in such a way as to prevent reasonable diagnostic or repair functions by an independent repair provider," says the bill. "Preventing reasonable diagnostic or repair functions includes permanently affixing a battery in a manner that makes it difficult or impossible to remove."

[...] Naturally, tech groups have jumped to make their opposition clear. In a letter to Morris, groups such as the Consumer Technology Association, the Telecommunications Industry Association and the Computer Technology Industry Association said the bill was "unwarranted" and added, "With access to technical information, criminals can more easily circumvent security protections, harming not only the product owner but also everyone who shares their network."

Source: Engadget


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 29 2018, @12:02PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 29 2018, @12:02PM (#629790)

    It really seems to be only Apple with the fetish, and other companies assume that's what people want and follow them.

    This.

    Apple is the one with the 'thinner thinner thinner' fetish. And because rabid apple fanbois will buy any turd produced by apple and declare it the next best thing from god they sell a fair number of things.

    The other makers saw this, and misinterpreted why apple sold so many things. It was not because they were thin, it is because the typical apple fanboi is rabid and thinks anything apple is the way it should be.

    Apple is why you can't have a phone with a headphone jack now, apple is why you can't have a phone with a week long battery life. Apple is the root of all evil in the phone/pc world.

  • (Score: 2) by t-3 on Monday January 29 2018, @09:36PM

    by t-3 (4907) on Monday January 29 2018, @09:36PM (#630038)

    No, no, no. Just like with the saying about money, you left out the most important part. /The LOVE of Apple/ is the root of all evil.