Ya we are scum.
Or making it easier to build reliably en masse.
None of the things in the right to repair will inhibit what companies can do and/or design.
Touché 🤣That may no longer be the case if Apple really does start making cars
Yes really. Car parts are orders of magnitude larger with far greater fault tolerances as a result (among other differences). In this case size matters.
Wozniak never ran Apple.The original Apple ran by an engineer Steve Wozniak encouraged right to repair and even provided schematics and firmware disassembly. The Apple now is run by an old creepy grinch driven by profit and disposability.
Except I’m not wrong. Car parts and mobile phone parts are vastly different sizes. That’s objective reality. You not liking that it’s true doesn’t make it any less true.
So what. Ones bigger than another. Both have a person trained in how to fix them. Either is hard. Takes education and experience.
Apple may be making devices that are more difficult to repair but that doesn’t mean the INTENT is to make them so. Engineering involves trade offs. For example making a device smaller or thinner is almost always going to reduce repairability or increase cost (or both). It’s not due to anything nefarious, it’s due to the laws of physics. Apple (and other device makers) have found that more customers prefer other priorities than repairability. More repairable smartphones DO exist but they aren’t very popular. Why? Because it involves trade offs such as size, durability, capability, etc that most people aren’t willing to make.
Repairability is what. The ability, tools, skills, etc to work with tiny devices is not the same as it is to deal with cars. Pretending that laws which apply to repairability in automobiles can be applied equally to smartphones is just not logically sound. There are different considerations for each situation. There’s a reason the NHTSA (in the US) and other organizations that oversee motor vehicle safety standards don’t oversee smartphones. They are completely different domains of skill and knowledge.
And they cell phone industry answers to different federal depts. key word is different. Both are easily done with Proper training.
No, because good parts cost good money. here in Brazil a battery change is 450 reais, people want to pay 100.
No, no they are not “easily” done. There are real differences due to physics in how repairs can and are done for cars vs smartphones. As the original comment was about applying right to repair legislation for cars to smartphones ignoring those rather significant differences undermines the entire argument. Why is it you refuse to acknowledge the very simple fact that cars and smartphones are not alike? That there are non-trivial differences between them? It’s not a remotely controversial statement yet you seem bound and determined to argue against it.
Let's say Apple gets forced to supply the battery at 175 -which would be a reasonable amount- and then installations costs 75. So, you end up at 250. That's then the price for a proper part replacement. Currently this option doesn't even exist as parts are not supplied to the open market. People can either way still install cheaper batteries, but that's at the risk of the battery having lower capacity, lower life expectancy possibly less safety.
Cutting ties with Apple after nearly 2 decades due to:
There have been a number of reports about Right to Repair legislation across the United States, and an equal number of reports about the lengths that Apple has gone to in order to block new repair bills from becoming law.
Bloomberg today shared a new Right to Repair piece that highlights how Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have worked to put a stop to laws that would require the tech companies to provide genuine repair parts and device schematics to independent repair shops.
In 2021 alone, 27 states have considered Right to Repair bills, but more than half of those have already been voted down or dismissed. Lobbyists and trade groups representing major tech companies have fought hard against them, with Apple specifically arguing that such laws could lead to device damage or consumers harming themselves when attempting to repair their devices.
In Washington, for example, Washington House of Representatives Democrat Mia Gregerson sponsored a Right to Repair measure that was fought by Microsoft, Google, Amazon, along with lobbyists representing Apple. "If you really want to know who was naughty-it was Apple," said Gregerson. Lobbyists said Apple would endorse repair programs at local colleges if the bill was dropped.
Apple has opposed bills in other states that include Colorado and Nevada. Independent repair shop owner Justin Millman said that he has a difficult time sourcing iPad screens, which are repairs that school kids often need. He claims that Apple opposes repair programs to get people to buy new devices.
"That's why Apple doesn't answer my emails," he said. "For them, it's just dollars and cents. They don't think about the person on the other side of the iPad."
As it fights Right to Repair bills, Apple has attempted to provide alternatives. Apple has launched a worldwide Independent Repair Program that's designed to provide repair shops that are not Authorized Apple Service Providers with genuine parts, tools, repair manuals, and diagnostics for performing out-of-warranty repairs on Apple devices.
The program is free, but repair providers must have an Apple-certified technician perform the repairs, which is a barrier to entry for some shops like Millman's. Even with this program, some parts, like iPad displays, are not provided, leaving Apple and AASPs as the only repair option.
Article Link: Apple's Efforts to Block 'Right to Repair' Laws Highlighted in New Report
