Consumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation
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I love this as much as I hate the Apple store, which refuses to support older machines & operating systems. Theirs is the landfill model. Thank you for posting. Read full topic
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Consumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation
boingboing: Companies like Apple have long fought against independent repair shops ability to repair products like laptops. Apple has recently softened their stance on right to repair laws, actually...
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Verizon Wireless is running a promotion that gives you an iPad and a phone for turning in an old iPhone in any condition. I suspect Apple is trying to get all the old phones out of circulation so they...
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Consumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation
I’d like to see this on other things, like LED lights. I’ve had to junk one of the LED shop lights I have because in order to dig out the failing driver board, I have to drill out six rivets, THen...
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I think if a state passes a law for right to repair, they also need to support it by creating ways for consumers to safely dispose of things like old lithium batteries. I think that is one of the...
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Consumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation
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Consumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation
Relevant comic from yesterday - Edith hitting the nail on the head as usual: https://www.instagram.com/p/C0GpdPLodSK instagram.com Edith Pritchett (@edithcartoonist) • Instagram photos and videos 74K...
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Consumer rights organizations petition FTC for right-to-repair legislation
twistmeyer: I think if a state passes a law for right to repair, they also need to support it by creating ways for consumers to safely dispose of things like old lithium batteries. A couple of the...
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I know that people like to dump on Apple for this, but are other manufacturers really supporting their products longer? Apple keeps parts and service available for their laptops for at least 7 years,...
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