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Last year was a big one for them right to repair movementwith California and other states Passing laws that promise consumers they can fix their stuff themselves – or take that stuff to a third-party repair shop without breaking your warranty or your gadget. this year, more states Legislation to similar effect is being considered, and the tech industry appears to be more behind the effort than ever before. (It appears some companies are reluctantly behind it, but it’s a win for the movement nonetheless.)
But whenever you ask about the status of the fight for the right to repair, you get a lot of optimism and then two scary-sounding words: coupling of parts, Those words, and what they mean for your ability to actually fix your stuff, are what may be holding back a true repair revolution.
But This episode of The Vergecast, we dig into the current right-to-repair moment, looking at bills in Oregon and elsewhere and try to figure out what the new laws really mean for repair shops across America. We also explain why Parts Pairing exists – why companies are digitally connecting parts to each other so you can’t just connect one iPhone screen to another iPhone – and whether it’s a problem or a solution.
Then, we talk Microsoft’s Xbox news from last week – and why real news was just the tip of the future gaming iceberg. Finally, we answer a question vergecast hotline (866-VERGE11, or email [email protected]!) about whether a password crackdown of the streaming industry will actually work.
If you want to read more about everything we covered in this episode, here are some links to get you started right on the repair:
And on password crackdown:
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