They’ll likely try to geo-lock stuff, but it opens up the floodgates for real possibilities
Comment on California Just Became the Third State to Pass Electronics Right to Repair
burntbutterbiscuits@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
Doesn’t this mean the whole country will basically have right to repair since New York and California are such large markets and you’ll be able to order parts from there?
bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 1 year ago
droidpenguin@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Sad thing is that wouldn’t even be surprising. Could totally imagine an error message like: “This device is using unauthorized components not licensed for your region. Please call AppleCare for service options.”
redditReallySucks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
I thought the new york one only passed with some loopholes because of the governor.
LifeInOregon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It is effectively the case. Given the influence that California and New York hold, and the size of their markets, they can effectively create state policy that makes national compliance a foregone conclusion. If you look at the example of “known to the state of California to cause cancer“ Labels, you can see how this works in action.