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But if you can do it yourself, the economics change dramatically. I'm not sure what the proposed law changes in this respect. I've fixed boilers, phones, compu

• kenmacd 6y ago
  That's great, but companies are taking direct actions to make this more difficult or even illegal. Try to repair your tractor, or the software in an older phone/tablet/tv. The software will actively prevent it, and if you break that digital lock you've broken the law in a lot of places.
  • oliwarner 6y ago
    And that's where this law seems to help best, squashing those sorts of hardware EULAs that forbid the user fixing them. I'd put money on this not fixing all those problems though. Many markets have moved to non-ownership models (eg long lease) to keep people from reusing and repairing older models of things. No rights if it's not yours. Still, if this means that I get access to first party smartphone parts, all the better. Third party screens are cheap, but they're awful too.