There have been a number of reports about
Right to Repair legislation across the United States, and an equal number of reports about the lengths that Apple has gone to in order to
block new repair bills from becoming law.
Bloomberg today shared a new Right to Repair piece that highlights how Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have worked to put a stop to laws that would require the tech companies to provide genuine repair parts and device schematics to independent repair shops.
In 2021 alone, 27 states have considered Right to Repair bills, but more than half of those have already been voted down or dismissed. Lobbyists and trade groups representing major tech companies have fought hard against them, with Apple
specifically arguing that such laws could lead to device damage or consumers harming themselves when attempting to repair their devices.
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