[VERGE] Apple is endorsing California’s right-to-repair legislation

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In a major reversal, Apple is now expressing support for a right-to-repair bill in California, as reported by TechCrunch and iFixit.

In a letter to California Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, Apple says it endorses the SB 244 bill, which requires manufacturers to give customers and independent repair shops the appropriate tools, manuals, and parts to repair damaged electronics and appliances.

Apple has slowly been warming up to the idea of right to repair by establishing its own self-repair programs for various devices, including the iPhone 14 and M2-equipped MacBooks.

While this program lets users obtain the tools and parts they need, right-to-repair advocates argue that it’s still not an economical way to repair the devices.

If approved, this would add to the growing number of right-to-repair laws passed in other states, including Minnesota and Colorado.

New York passed a right-to-repair bill last year, but before it was signed into law, it was heavily amended to give OEMs some convenient exceptions and loopholes.

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Well if course they do because even with the tools to open it you really can't do anything to their stuff without soldering experience, the correct electronics, and a microscope. They get the good PR of yay we support you but also you can't do much without their parts.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a major reversal, Apple is now expressing support for a right-to-repair bill in California, as reported by TechCrunch and iFixit.
In a letter to California Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman, Apple says it endorses the SB 244 bill, which requires manufacturers to give customers and independent repair shops the appropriate tools, manuals, and parts to repair damaged electronics and appliances.
Apple has slowly been warming up to the idea of right to repair by establishing its own self-repair programs for various devices, including the iPhone 14 and M2-equipped MacBooks.
While this program lets users obtain the tools and parts they need, right-to-repair advocates argue that it’s still not an economical way to repair the devices.
If approved, this would add to the growing number of right-to-repair laws passed in other states, including Minnesota and Colorado.
New York passed a right-to-repair bill last year, but before it was signed into law, it was heavily amended to give OEMs some convenient exceptions and loopholes.
The original article contains 316 words, the summary contains 162 words. Saved 49%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!