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Maybe they were just waiting for federally-enacted regulation so they could compete on a level playing field when it comes to repairability and parts production
by dclowd9901 3y ago
Maybe they were just waiting for federally-enacted regulation so they could compete on a level playing field when it comes to repairability and parts production? Many companies _want_ to do the right thing but there’s no business benefit to them doing it so they wait until the regulatory conditions are correct, and might even support them.
I can also see the same company fighting against state-level regulation because a patchwork of laws for this kind of thing is silly.
- brucethemoose2 3y agoThis kind of makes sense. A company wants to do the better thing but "can't" because its not competitive, and their competitors won't do it, so they advocate for a level playing field. In Apple:s case, this may even help them, as they have wider margins to absorb the cost of repairability stuff than their competitors.
- delfinom 3y agoMany companies have started to provide parts for repairs even before this though. Google, Samsung, and Microsoft have been officially partnered with iFixIt for a few years now. Heck, even Microsoft has been redesigning their laptops to use magnets instead of glue, specifically for reparability. Not to mention this is a problem more unique to the portable electronics industry. Anyway, the regulation that is forcing change is coming in the EU. These companies don't want to design multiple variants of the same product. So change is coming regardless. Removable batteries in phones is going to be sweet too.