'It feels like the Berlin Wall of tech repair monopolies is starting to crumble, brick by brick'
"Apple’s support for California's Right to Repair Act demonstrates the power of the movement that has been building for years and the ability for industries to partner with us to make good policy to benefit the people of California," said Senator Eggman in an email to"I’m grateful for their engagement on this issue and for leading among their peers when it comes to supporting access to repair.
SB 244 also allows cities, counties, or the state to file a legal challenge in superior court, rather than relying exclusively on the state attorney general for enforcement, which would make the law much harder to dodge.Apple's support, of course, is not unqualified. The Tim-Cook-run corporation says it will back the bill so long as it:Focuses on manufacturer obligations to support authorized repair channelsDoes not extend repair requirements to older products.
Asked whether there's something hypocritical about Apple's enumeration in its letter of all the things the company has done to make its products more repairable since 2016 while its lobbyists have done the opposite, Proctor toldI think we are all used to companies' public relations teams minimizing criticisms. I don't really care, though.
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