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Lawyers and lobbyists paid lots of money to figure out how to subvert stuff.

OEMs may work to make stuff less consumer repairable/upgradeable to force folks to use their repair services that need stuff like bga reballing or soldering. Bye bye upgradable ram slots!

Things like software locks and restrictions in the name of ‘security’ will lock stuff down and make repair harder (see Apple’s part pairing)

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> Things like software locks and restrictions in the name of ‘security’ will lock stuff down and make repair harder (see Apple’s part pairing)

Unfortunately, I don't see an alternative to that given how juicy targets even locked phones were for "chop shops" before Apple introduced parts pairing. People were mugged left and right for their phones.

(Obviously the solution would be to tackle poverty, drug abuse and mental health issues, but that is even more unrealistic)

> People were mugged left and right for their phones.

The solution to theft shouldn't be taking away your right to own things in the first place.

Yes - but they paint with a big brush. Unfortunately legitimate repair and reuse is caught in the mix and made much more difficult.

Wait a bit and you'll see what Tim Cook's donation to the inauguration fund bought him.

A lump of coal if he's lucky

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