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MplsP said:

blitz1 said:

Xed said:

avon b7 said:

No doubt upcoming EU directives came into play on these changes. 

Show your work.

Here you are:

On Tuesday, [European] Parliament adopted its position on a stronger “right to repair” for consumers, with 590 votes in favour, 15 against, and 15 abstentions. The proposal aims to encourage more sustainable consumption, by making it easier to repair defective goods, reducing waste and supporting the repair sector.

Within the legal guarantee period, sellers would be required to prioritise repair if it is cheaper or equal in cost to replacing a good, unless the repair is not feasible or inconvenient for the consumer. MEPs also propose to extend the legal guarantee by one year once a product has been fixed.

“unless the repair is not feasible or inconvenient for the consumer” - it’s hard to classify any smartphone repair as convenient and I’d argue that the skill involved makes them infeasible for the majority. 

Apple made it "not feasible" for the consumer.

Xed said:

avon b7 said:

No doubt upcoming EU directives came into play on these changes. 

Show your work.

On Tuesday, [European] Parliament adopted its position on a stronger “right to repair” for consumers, with 590 votes in favour, 15 against, and 15 abstentions. The proposal aims to encourage more sustainable consumption, by making it easier to repair defective goods, reducing waste and supporting the repair sector.

Europe 4 (or is it more) - Apple 0

I'd just be happy if I don't have to repeat my basic commands like "Call " 25 times before it understands me

No XCode, No true VS Code, …

when will we have macOS on iPad
or better still, reversible screen on macBook Air with pencil.
now, that would be something