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Hell Freezes Over as Apple Supports Right-to-Repair Bill

posted by janrinok on Saturday August 26 2023, @04:26PM   Printer-friendly

Freeman writes:

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/hell-freezes-over-as-apple-supports-right-to-repair-bill/

Somewhere, ol' Beelzebub is putting on his thickest coat because Apple has endorsed a right-to-repair bill, suggesting hell has frozen over. 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.

[...] The bill has been praised by right-to-repair activists like iFixit, who says the bill goes further than right-to-repair laws passed in Minnesota and New York. Minnesota's law was considered the most all-encompassing right-to-repair legislation yet. Some activists, though, lamented that companies aren't required to sell parts and tools for devices not actively sold. California's bill, however, keeps vendors on the hook for three years after the last date of manufacture if the product is $50 to $99.99 and seven years if it's over $99.99.

The bill also allows a city, county, or state to bring a related case to superior court rather than only a state attorney general, as noted by iFixit's blog post Wednesday.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by pvanhoof on Saturday August 26 2023, @08:37PM (3 children)

    by pvanhoof (4638) on Saturday August 26 2023, @08:37PM (#1321987) Homepage

    Microsoft became a Linux user, distributor and fan even. Today Apple supports right to repair. Either I or we are getting old.

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  • (Score: 2) by Frosty Piss on Sunday August 27 2023, @01:08AM (1 child)

    by Frosty Piss (4971) on Sunday August 27 2023, @01:08AM (#1322010)

    It is probable that eventually the Windows kernel will become some highly modified cruft based on the Linux kernel.

    • (Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Sunday August 27 2023, @12:31PM

      by JoeMerchant (3937) on Sunday August 27 2023, @12:31PM (#1322058)

      > the Windows kernel will become some highly modified cruft based on the Linux kernel.

      if it worked for OS-X....

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  • (Score: 2) by maxwell demon on Sunday August 27 2023, @07:30AM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Sunday August 27 2023, @07:30AM (#1322034) Journal

    Also, Duke Nukem Forever got released, and Perl 6 got finished (but renamed). However the Desktop is still not dominated by Linux, so I think hell is still pretty hot. :-)

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