I made a similar comment on the story about apple and right to repair. Although I think this is interesting and has potential, the trust and absolute statements

I made a similar comment on the story about apple and right to repair. Although I think this is interesting and has potential, the trust and absolute statements in their reporting worries me greatly. As a journalist, your job is to inform and question. They don't seem to be questioning. In their apple article on apple support RTR, they write, "This is a landmark shift in policy from Apple." [1] It's not. They have played this game before; creating RTR "friendly" programs and then forcing signing of strict NDAs, and requirements that leave repair shops worse then they would without the program. [2-5] Also, "It means, effectively, that consumers have won". Wow, I have never heard that before, only for it to fail or be false. Remind you of the New York bill which was kneecapped at "last minute by Gov. Kathy Hochul"? [6] 1: https://www.404media.co/apple-endorses-california-right-to-repair-bill/ https://www.404media.co/apple-endorses-california-right-to-r... 2: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/18/we-are-losing-money-companies-in-apples-repair-program-say-they-cant-compete-with-tech-giant https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/may/18/we-are-lo... 3: https://www.howtogeek.com/894168/apples-self-repair-program-is-even-worse-now/ https://www.howtogeek.com/894168/apples-self-repair-program-... 4: https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjdjnv/apples-independent-repair-program-is-invasive-to-shops-and-their-customers-contract-shows https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjdjnv/apples-independent-re... (ironically from vice, lol) 5: https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/28/apple_selfservice_slammed/ https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/28/apple_selfservice_sla... 6: https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gdwb/new-yorks-right-to-repair-law-watered-down-by-big-tech-lobbyists?ref=404media.co https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gdwb/new-yorks-right-to-re...