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Apple Fights Proposed Right to Repair Legislation With Warnings of Consumer Harm
Apple is fighting Right to Repair initiatives in California by telling lawmakers that consumers could hurt themselves attempting to repair their own devices, reports Motherboard.
Over the course of the last few weeks, an Apple representative and a lobbyist for ComTIA, a trade organization representing major tech companies, have been meeting with legislators in California with the aim of killing right to repair legislation that would make it easier for customers to repair their own electronics.
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The pair have met with members of the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, which held a meeting on a right to repair bill this afternoon. Apple told lawmakers that customers could potentially injure themselves by accidentally puncturing the batteries in Apple devices during attempted repairs.
Apple devices are notoriously hard to repair given the small, proprietary components and large amounts of adhesive, with repair site iFixit giving Apple products almost universally low repair scores.
Still, the difficult repairability has not stopped thousands of small independent repair shops from making iPhone repairs. Nathan Proctor, director of consumer rights group US PIRG's right to repair campaign, told Motherboard that suggesting there are safety concerns related to spare parts and manuals is "patently absurd."
"We know that all across the country, millions of people are doing this for themselves. Millions more are taking devices to independent repair technicians," he said.
Over the course of the last few weeks, an Apple representative and a lobbyist for ComTIA, a trade organization representing major tech companies, have been meeting with legislators in California with the aim of killing right to repair legislation that would make it easier for customers to repair their own electronics.
The pair have met with members of the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee, which held a meeting on a right to repair bill this afternoon. Apple told lawmakers that customers could potentially injure themselves by accidentally puncturing the batteries in Apple devices during attempted repairs.
The lobbyists brought an iPhone to the meetings and showed lawmakers and their legislative aides the internal components of the phone. The lobbyists said that if improperly disassembled, consumers who are trying to fix their own iPhone could hurt themselves by puncturing the lithium-ion battery, the sources, who Motherboard is not naming because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said.Apple has continually lobbied against right to repair legislation across multiple states. Such legislation would require companies like Apple to provide repair parts, tools, and make repair information available to the public.
Apple devices are notoriously hard to repair given the small, proprietary components and large amounts of adhesive, with repair site iFixit giving Apple products almost universally low repair scores.
Still, the difficult repairability has not stopped thousands of small independent repair shops from making iPhone repairs. Nathan Proctor, director of consumer rights group US PIRG's right to repair campaign, told Motherboard that suggesting there are safety concerns related to spare parts and manuals is "patently absurd."
"We know that all across the country, millions of people are doing this for themselves. Millions more are taking devices to independent repair technicians," he said.
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24 weeks ago
Ridiculous. This right to repair law isn't just about consumers being able to repair their own products it's about repair shops that don't want to be affiliated with Apple being able to obtain parts to do repairs on the behalf of consumers.
And I want to also add, I changed the battery in my own MacBook Pro 15" - The kind that is glued in. Really wasn't that difficult, consumers aren't as thick as Apple wishes they were.
And I want to also add, I changed the battery in my own MacBook Pro 15" - The kind that is glued in. Really wasn't that difficult, consumers aren't as thick as Apple wishes they were.
24 weeks ago
when this article is posted immediately after the article headlining a 30% YOY decline in iPhone sales, its pretty easy to understand the motivation behind Apple's actions in this regard.
24 weeks ago
This is getting ridiculous. People have been repairing and maintaining their own cars for nearly a century. Crawling under a 1- to 2-ton hunk of steel and aluminum and having it come crashing down on you is a lot more dangerous than poking a hole in a LiIon or LiPo battery and having it put on a light and smoke show...
24 weeks ago
Apple is so full of f ing **** when it comes to right to repair; it's nothing but lie, after lie, after lie. Tim Apple is horrible for the end consumer and horrible for the environment.
24 weeks ago
Oh yeah, it's all about $afety.
I really hope Apple fails at this blatant attempt at a cash grab, not only is right to repair good for consumers, it's good for the environment. A repaired device or computer is one that isn't discarded or sent to India or China for "recycling" - where it's burned in the open air to extract the metals.
I really hope Apple fails at this blatant attempt at a cash grab, not only is right to repair good for consumers, it's good for the environment. A repaired device or computer is one that isn't discarded or sent to India or China for "recycling" - where it's burned in the open air to extract the metals.
24 weeks ago
Ridiculous. This right to repair law isn't just about consumers being able to repair their own products it's about repair shops that don't want to be affiliated with Apple being able to obtain parts to do repairs on the behalf of consumers.
And I want to also add, I changed the battery in my own MacBook Pro 15" - The kind that is glued in. Really wasn't that difficult, consumers aren't as thick as Apple wishes they were.
THIS! I popped open my 2011 MacMini the other day, and even though I'd never done it before, I removed the thermal paste and replaced it. I also added and SSD and now the computer is perfectly suitable as a media center to hook up to my TV. If it was up to Apple I would have had to buy a severely overpriced new Mac Mini...
24 weeks ago
I have saved a lot of money doing screen repairs I learned from ifixit. I’m a fan of both Apple and ifixit. I do like being able to make repairs, however I understand why Apple does make their products the way they do. Sometimes it’s about getting the hardware right rather than making it easy to repair.
Making it easy to repair IS getting the hardware right. Repairability is an incredibly important part of industrial design, and one that Apple gets very wrong.
24 weeks ago
F** Em. So sick of Apple, Deere et. al. pulling this s***. Tim Apple is one of the greatest hypocrites ever. Do not get between Tim Apple and a dollar - your life may depend on it.
24 weeks ago
Oh so me a favour... so now Apple will treat everyone with complete contempt and claim your incapable of understanding repair risks, or taking the appropriate precautions... all because IT wants the money for the repairs.
Sad really the pathetic level Apple has stopped to on this, if they didn’t deliberately throttle your phone cause the battery’s dying, maybe people wouldn’t want to self repair as much...
Sad really the pathetic level Apple has stopped to on this, if they didn’t deliberately throttle your phone cause the battery’s dying, maybe people wouldn’t want to self repair as much...
24 weeks ago
this makes me even more glad i built my own machine, and puts in doubt if I would buy another iPhone, ever.
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