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bladerunner2000

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Finally some action that will tackle some of Apple's disgusting disrespect of the consumer.

"As Motherboard reports, this ruling allows third parties (including individuals) to break DRM rules and circumvent these software or firmware locks specifically for “the maintenance of a device or system … in order to make it work in accordance with its original specifications” or for “the repair of a device or system … to a state of working in accordance with its original specifications."

Source:
https://www.techradar.com/news/us-passes-landmark-decision-in-right-to-repair-movement

Next up: getting parts to repair our devices. Treat our devices like cars. Apple has enough money, there's no reason why they need to give us the knife when we ask for a helping hand.
 
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