but this doesn't change anything... fines are just CoO, to large companies. they need to be forced to implement methods to allow consumer repair and maintenance, for all current and past models that are resistant to it, to fix this.
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Whether it be electronics, automobiles or medical equipment, the manufacturers should not be able to horde “oem” parts, render your stuff useless if you repair it with aftermarket parts, or hide schematics of their products.
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They are being forced to allow customer repair and maintenance. The settlement requires them to provide outside access to a variety of tools and software, for the next 10 years. Still insufficient, but that's why it's being called a landmark deal. Nothing quite this has happened before, that I'm aware of.
Great. Some of all those people they've tricked into paying several thousand dollars to much, will finally be able to get a tiny bit back...
99 million is pocket change for them. Have a feeling they won’t change their ways until it’s really causing pain.
Board members of companies should be required a pay a percentage of all fines levied against a company. Otherwise its just an operating expense.
A good start