Can they compete with direct sellers, who sell their own products via shopify or some such, or with amazon selling those products? I don't think so, maybe they

Can they compete with direct sellers, who sell their own products via shopify or some such, or with amazon selling those products? I don't think so, maybe they could do well with local stores though. It seems weird to me though... In the 80s, small towns of even 5000 people might have a radio shack. And more than 1/2 the store was parts and electronic supplies. I can't think of who would buy from them, even though I did. Was it local appliance repair people? What made them profitable back then, in such small towns?? It may be hard to compete with amazon and digikey, for that part of their business. But back to your thing, maker and right to repair, I think they might be OK in higher density population areas? I don't think the dust has settled, amazon is sort of flailing about, has endless issues, and 5 years from now, direct Chinese sellers at Amazon could vanish. What then? So much change, so fast.