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Calif. passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring 7 years of parts (arstechnica.com)

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California, the home to many of tech's biggest companies and the nation's most populous state, is pushing ahead with a right-to-repair bill for consumer electronics and appliances. After unanimous votes in the state Assembly and Senate, the bill passed yesterday is expected to move through a concurrence vote and be signed by Governor Gavin Newsom.

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[-] ChapolinColoradoNZ@lemmy.world 56 points 1 year ago

As Louis Rossman said: "if Apple is happy about this, I'm worried."

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