Have you looked at the price of Cars lately? Those laws and loss of power translated to higher prices. As always, the only person who loses money is the end user not the company (think of the shareholders!). Also kinda funny saying they fixed cars in general. Perfect example recently found out while third parties can replace the rear brakes on my car none of them will pay the extremely high cost of the software package to recalibrate the rear electronic brakes and it's completely gated to the manufacturers software.American tech companies are crooked as F, and need to be knocked down several pegs, across the board. Every single one of them. I absolutely loathe the tech industry and their rent-seeking practices. I can't stop using them, but I can push for our government to stand up to them.
Car companies used to do the same, but now rules (laws) exist to allow 3rd party repairs, diagnostics, modifications, upgrades, parts, without issue, and without voiding the warranty. Why is the tech industry so special that they should be exempt?
$100 and an hour of time is now going to be $600+ and dropping my car off for a day. Tech will do the same thing regulation will come, and you will hear cheering from the masses. Then a few years will go by prices will be astronomical to compensate and they will find workarounds because the laws won't keep up.