Louis Rossmann is skeptical but he read the bill draft and could not pinpoint any poison pills or potential loopholes.
Comment on Hell freezes over as Apple supports right-to-repair bill
xkforce@lemmy.world 10 months ago
This makes me wonder what is in that bill that would cause Apple to support it given their history
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 10 months ago
Endorkend@kbin.social 10 months ago
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.
Chariotwheel@kbin.social 10 months ago
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
BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 10 months ago
In short, this bill allows Apple to encourage people to repair their devices at Apple-certified repair shops by marketing them as better as non-certified ones.
weedazz@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Mfi certified ifixit coming soon?
ikidd@lemmy.world 10 months ago
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.