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I'll admit upfront that I'm not a fan of more legislation but let's look at that. Lack of documentation: some components are provided with docs under NDA, so y
by HeyLaughingBoy 5y ago
I'll admit upfront that I'm not a fan of more legislation but let's look at that.
Lack of documentation: some components are provided with docs under NDA, so you can't get them anyway.
Can't find the components for sale: many components are only sold through approved representatives and their MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) may be in the thousands.
Design choices: are you planning on legislating how a device is designed?
Look, I'm all in favor of Right To Repair: I'm a cheapass who still uses a 35 year old snowblower (that I've had for 15 years) because fixing it is cheaper than a new one and I Hate Waste. I repair everything. I'm practically on a first-name basis with the guys at eReplacementParts.com but still even I accept that there's a limit to what's reasonably practical. When a watch uses a COB (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_on_board https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_on_board) part with the only documentation available in Chinese, you have to accept that it's probably not going to be repairable. And the reality is that that's a common state of consumer products these days.