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Oregon Passes Right To Repair Law Apple Lobbied To Kill
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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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It's still got several bullshit or weird exemptions in the bill.
It doesn't cover medical devices, farm equipment, anything that runs on an internal combustion engine, video game consoles, and....electric toothbrushes.
Not including the farm equipment, game consoles, and anything with an engine is total sellout bullshit.
You're right. I think we should mostly take the stance of "look what great progress we made" while also remembering "the fight isn't over, let's keep pushing!"
You're absolutely right and we should fight for those things. It is a step in the right direction, but those call outs absolutely need to be made at every opportunity.