Butnot allwere in working condition.
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I had just expected, Oh, no problem.
Where can we send it?
I wasnt expecting them to dig their heels in.
With the ventilator, he had thought they might relent.
It was just a shame, he said.
Groups like The Repair Association have helped push consumer electronic right-to-repair bills introduced in dozens of states.
None, however, have become law in recent years.
Why wont Apple fix my phone?
Can someone else do it?
To get inside requires detailed schematics, diagrams, and specialized tools.
She particularly specializes in restoring data from dead phonesoften helping people recover precious photos of loved ones.
Tips are easy to find online, and sites likeiFixitoffer detailed repair guides, tools, and replacement parts.
These shops may use unofficial aftermarket parts from overseas, or replacement parts harvested from inoperable phones.
Apple is not alone in making devices that are hard to repair.
Jones said manufacturers of Android devices employ manufacturing techniques that make repairs difficult.
iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens told The Markup, though, that there are manufacturers who are voluntarily adoptingright-to-repair principles.
They have worked with us.
John Deere equipment is sold with software restrictions that only authorized technicians can bypass,frustrating traditionally self-reliant farmers.
A spokesperson for John Deere declined to comment.
Importantly, they also allow you to hire someone to do this breaking for you.
TechNet declined to comment for this story, pointing The Markup to the groups previous statements.
What comes next?
If Massachusetts were to pass the nations first consumer electronic right-to-repair law, it could have national influence.
What is our repair strategy?
Are we comfortable releasing our repair manuals for all products moving forward?
read one email from Lori Lodes, Apples former director of corporate communications, from March 2019.
The move was potentiallylegally risky, butso far, the materials remain online.
This article wasoriginally published on The Markupby Jon Keegan and was republished under theCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivativeslicense.
