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Why is Microsoft against this? They don’t really make much that needs repairing. Is Xbox that big of a market for them?
by prepend 5y ago
Why is Microsoft against this? They don’t really make much that needs repairing. Is Xbox that big of a market for them?
- dwaite 5y agoBecause a lot of the proposed legislation goes way farther than the right to repair (which you already have a la first sale doctrine) and access to parts/instructions
- scintill76 5y agoSurface systems? (tablets, laptops)
- totalZero 5y agoIf I were Microsoft, I would want people to replace rather than repair computers. Chances are, the new computer will come with a Windows license.
- judge2020 5y agoIf the right-to-repair includes making changes to the software it literally destroys the xbox business model and they might just have to start selling them at a reasonable profit instead of making money on the back-burner (to the tune of $600[0])[1]. 0: https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo?t=703 https://youtu.be/U7VwtOrwceo?t=703 (I'm assuming that "we only protect against piracy when the attack costs less than 10 games" implies that Microsoft expects to make around this much in post-purchase profit) 1: https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-not-making-any-money-on-500-xbox-one-x https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-not-making-any-money-on...