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John Deere is not the only opponent to right-to-repair: Apple has consistently opposed any such proposals and I had them in mind (and Google too with how it han
by sangnoir 7y ago
John Deere is not the only opponent to right-to-repair: Apple has consistently opposed any such proposals and I had them in mind (and Google too with how it handles security on Chromebooks; granted, Google provides a temporary "run-your-own-code" escape-hatch at boot time). Whenever Apples antipathy to 3rd party repairs is discussed on HN - there's almost always a contingent that declares security (as imposed by Apple) is a reasonable trade-off to for not being able to do your own repairs