[HN] Hell freezes over as Apple supports right-to-repair bill
[HN] Hell freezes over as Apple supports right-to-repair bill
As California legislation nears finish line, Apple suddenly switches sides.
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In a letter dated August 22, Apple showed its support for California's right-to-repair bill, SB 244, after spending years combatting DIY repair efforts.
As reported by TechCrunch, the letter, written to California state Senator Susan Eggman, declared that Apple supports SB 244 and urged the legislature to pass it.
California's final bill "should balance device integrity, usability, and physical safety" with the right to repair, Apple's letter reportedly says.
Apple's letter is a reverse-course on the battle against right-to-repair efforts that it's been fighting for a decade, as noted via Repair.org Executive Director Gay Gordon-Byrne through a US PIRG press release Wednesday.
That includes in California, where in 2019, The Verge and Motherboard reported that an Apple representative met with legislators, encouraging them to kill a right-to-repair bill over alleged consumer safety concerns.
Nathan Proctor, senior director of US Public Interest Research Group's (PIRG's) Right to Repair Campaign, wagered a guess to Ars:
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