This is great, but the devil's in the details. What's covered and what's excluded?
this post was submitted on 03 Jun 2025
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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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This is a step in the right direction and it's a good thing it passed, but there's a reason the linked article is pretty vague and doesn't link to the bill. In short, it's basically just that starting next year manufacturers have to provide documentation and potentially tools(like software) to facilitate third party repair on certain household consumer electronics.
I've had some beers and only skimmed it, so I really hope I'm reading it wrong or missed something. Because it seems to exclude a lot of things. Ranging from video game consoles to basically anything that can be used outdoors and has a motor or battery.
TL;DR: At a drunk glance it looks like a "third party phone repair" bill.
Sweeeeet.
I’ll believe in this when I can replace an iPhone battery.