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California passes right-to-repair act guaranteeing seven years of parts for your phone
(www.theverge.com)
This is huge right?
this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
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yeah, this feels like a big heckin deal??
hopefully we can get this elsewhere, too
which feels like it might be easier if companies are already complying with this
which feels like it might be easier if companies are already complying with this
This is part of the California regulation strategy: California is the largest market in the country for many products. It's often cheaper to make things to California standards for everyone than to run two different production lines or facilities or give up California altogether, so we get California approved and labeled things all across the US. It's a nifty feature of the state.
Like the EU, but on a national level
If California were to join the EU, it’d be the fifth largest state in the union, right after Spain.
This sort of stuff is why I love living in California. I work in tech myself, but they never pay me those extra savings from cut corners, bad service, or environmental damage.
And when support ends, if there is any sort of lock on the firmware, it must be removed so the aftermarket can service the device. They should do cars next.