Ohioans assume that the electronics, tractors and even wheelchairs they buy can be repaired, but that's increasingly not the case.
And things like product designs that complicate or prevent repair, unavailability of parts, software locks and policies that steer people toward the manufacturer for repairs can hurt consumers. But the FTC disagreed, saying in its report that"there is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for repair restrictions."
"The Apple tools available to customers on the Self Service Repair Store are the same as used by Apple’s repair network," according to a company press release."They are custom designed to help provide the best repairs for Apple products."
Car manufacturers doing the same thing.
Part of making things hard to fix is making them hard to reverse engineer. Sounds like a tough line to draw. But after I had to remove a tire to replace a battery, I'm not inclined to side with manufacturers.
Sir, we can’t fix that we need you to lose your rights and do what we say