California Just Became the Third State to Pass Electronics Right to Repair::Right to Repair just won in Big Tech’s backyard: California’s Right to Repair Act, Senate Bill 244, has passed the state legislature on a 50–0 vote.

  • bobs_monkey@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    They’ll likely try to geo-lock stuff, but it opens up the floodgates for real possibilities

    • droidpenguin@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Sad thing is that wouldn’t even be surprising. Could totally imagine an error message like: “This device is using unauthorized components not licensed for your region. Please call AppleCare for service options.”