Lobbyist working for Apple and others managed to rewrite NY Right to Repair law.

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17th 2023 4:19 am PTThe new wording places limits on the spare parts that tech giants have to make available to customers and independent repair shops …Apple had for many years fought against the Right to Repair movement, which called on tech companies to allow both customers and independent shops to carry out repairs to their products. However, a new report reveals that part of the wording of this law – inserted at the last minute – was actually written by a lobbyist group backed by Apple and other tech giants. The effect would be to make some repairs uneconomic, as well as to block DIY upgrades

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