+ lobbying against Right to Repair https://illinoispirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/who-doesn%E2%80%99t-want-right-repair-companies-worth-over-10-trillion https://illino

+ lobbying against Right to Repair https://illinoispirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/who-doesn%E2%80%99t-want-right-repair-companies-worth-over-10-trillion https://illinoispirg.org/blogs/blog/usp/who-doesn%E2%80%99t-... >Microsoft offered to pay more in taxes to fund STEM education in the state if Right to Repair never went to a floor vote. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/microsoft-and-apple-wage-war-on-gadget-right-to-repair-laws-1.1606259 https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/microsoft-and-apple-wage-war-on-... >Microsoft’s top lawyer advocated against a repair bill in its home state. >February, Microsoft held a meeting for state lawmakers to go over the company’s priorities. It was a snow day, so executives convened over a conference call. Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president, ran the meeting, according to a person on the call. He ticked through a couple items before arriving at the repair bill. Microsoft didn't like it, and Smith argued the measure would threaten his company’s intellectual property. Later, as the legislative session continued, Microsoft treated the bill as an “existential threat,” If Xbox is out of warranty and optical drive controller fries (it really happens) its the end of that console - drive is crypto paired to CPU, no optical drive handshake prevents updating/reinstalling os and cuts off online store.