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What Is Right To Repair?
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May 23, 2021
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One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks
> But also I've seen Rossman outright demand their hardware changes just so it's easier to repair, without regard to things like weight, water resistance, and overall UX.This is just a blatant lie and in fact complete opposite of what he is saying:
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⬐ kaladin_1What Is Right To Repair? By MKBHD.As tech improves, control over the product by the manufacturer gets tighter and repairability reduces.
⬐ swileyIt's about removing artificial barriers to repair (such as serialized components), not using older tech.Also, there's no reason most things (especially wear/upgrade components lie batteries and storage) in modern devices shouldn't be replaceable but that's more about poor engineering than malicious business practices.
⬐ kaladin_1If we had modular parts in the past and manufacturers have decided to move away from that, I don't think it's as a result of poor engineering. It looks more like it's to retain their control even after a product has been sold.