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> If you want to buy repairable goods, vote with your pocketbook - don't force your preferences on me. This only stands true in a competitive economy. We liv
by FilterSweep 9y ago
> If you want to buy repairable goods, vote with your pocketbook - don't force your preferences on me.
This only stands true in a competitive economy. We live in an oligopoly, where the highest tech choices are not repairable.
The oligopolists will be able to lobby against the "Right to Repair."
My point is there isn't much ability to have "preferences" (i.e.: nothing to vote our pocketbook on) in the first place.
- 111_1_111 9y ago> This only stands true in a competitive economy. I don't know what your evidence for this is. There is a ton of competition in the smartphone market. I can name nine different companies competing against eachother just off the top of my head: Apple, Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, Google, Essential, LG, HTC, Motorola, and Nokia.
- tengbretson 9y agoAll this proves is that people are unwilling to make a value judgement. To most consumers, having the "highest tech choice" is more important than having a repairable device. To really put one's money where their mouth is with repairability, one would have to show that they value repairability even if it comes at the expense of other things they value.
- thomastjeffery 9y agoIt proves that corporations can create small monopolies (over repair of their products, etc.), and use their economic advantage for more economic advantage, leading to true monopolies. I literally cannot vote with my wallet when there is a monopoly. That is the problem here. This legislation is about preventing a company from claiming a monopoly over repair of the products they sell.