Albany passes 'right to repair' law for electronics to confront 'monopoly' on repair market

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The legislation, which still needs to be signed into law by the governor, is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.

A worker repairs a smartphone. New York may soon make it illegal for phone manufacturers to deliberately restrict the ability to fix their products.A worker repairs a smartphone. New York may soon make it illegal for phone manufacturers to deliberately restrict the ability to fix their products.It may soon be easier to get your busted iPhone fixed.

The “right to repair” legislation, which still needs to be signed into law by the governor, is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States. It follows a year-long campaign by tech and environmental activists, who accused manufacturers of intentionally restricting the ability to repair their products – a strategy known as planned obsolescence.

 

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JohnDeere still won. This doesn't help farmers repair their tractors.

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phunphunphun Huzzah!

trapdinawrpool Thank goodness. We need a similar law in Canada. I suppose someone will claim jurisdiction.

More useless legislation so these grifter politicians can keep writing “what they’ve done” in their newsletters. This bill helps no one and puts more costs on manufacturers.

I started company call 'The iPad Guy' 15 years ago I was the only place around fixing iPads and iPhones it was like a license to print money.

This is great. However, I’m sure these companies will just respond by raising the prices of replacement parts. The legislators need to find a way to regulate that.

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