0x1a3c3e7 t1_j288mn9 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:14 AM

Who needs permission to DIY your own stuff?

And why buy it if you can't repair it?

AloofPenny t1_j28iw7c wrote on December 30, 2022 at 12:24 PM

With some manufacturers, they’ll only like, send replacement parts to verified repair people, or do other things that seem ok above-board, but are really anti-consumer.

0x1a3c3e7 t1_j29d0tv wrote on December 30, 2022 at 4:24 PM

In a normally functioning free market, this would draw competition and eliminate bad practices. That this is not happening means the market is protected by anti-competitive regulations. Regulations that were written and passed by the same schmucks who tried to fool us with this bill.

SneakySnk t1_j292tw5 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 3:14 PM

You don't need permission to DIY, but you don't have permission to buy the required parts and you don't get access to schematics that can help you repair it (something that was the standard, years ago).

This bill was going to make so that you could get any part you wanted, and they changed a line making it useless.