📕 subnode [[@neil/the era of fixing your own phone has nearly arrived]]
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The era of fixing your own phone has nearly arrived
URL : https://www.theverge.com/23017361/ifixit-right-to-repair-parts-google-samsung-valve-microsoft
Fresh off big wins with Google, Samsung and Valve, iFixit says more parts deals are nigh
[[Google]], [[Samsung]] and [[Valve]] have deals to provide [[spare parts]] via [[iFixit]].
“The thing that’s changing the game more than anything else is the French repairability scorecard,” says Wiens, referring to a 2021 law that requires tech companies to reveal how repairable their phones are — on a scale of 0.0 to 10.0 — right next to their pricetag.
^ [[Repairability standard]]
Very interesting that the legislation in Europe seems to be making a difference.
📖 stoas
- public document at doc.anagora.org/the-era-of-fixing-your-own-phone-has-nearly-arrived
- video call at meet.jit.si/the-era-of-fixing-your-own-phone-has-nearly-arrived