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Apple backs national right-to-repair bill, offering parts, manuals, and tools | Repair advocates say Apple's move is beneficial, but also strategic (arstechnica.com)
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Apple backs national right-to-repair bill, offering parts, manuals, and tools | Repair advocates say Apple's move is beneficial, but also strategic::Repair advocates say Apple's move is beneficial, but also strategic.

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[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably marketing, and hoping California doesn't make it worse for them.

[–] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

No, the right to repair apple supports is the one they can control. You have the rights, but you need to buy the parts from them, you need to buy the specialized tools from them, with their terms en conditions.

In other words: you’d be better to let Apple repair the stuf cheaper instead of repairing it yourselves.

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"get your iScrewdriver for only $999"

  • iScrews sold separately for $99.99 each
[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

iScrewdriver stands now available for only $799

[–] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Ars did the math (it's in that article), and they said that people with the know-how will be financially better-off renting the tools and doing the repairs themselves than getting them done at Apple. It's not a great deal, but it's probably enough to get California regulators off their backs. Which, again, is the goal.