Google formally endorses right to repair and will testify in favor of a law in Oregon, says regulators should ban “parts pairing”, a tactic used by Apple
The Android phone maker says go ahead, fix your own phone. Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google Pixel supports Right to Repair bill, calls for ‘parts assemblies’ over lone components Sebastian Pier / PhoneArena : Google reaffirms support for Right to Repair, releases a white paper Karl Bode / Techdirt : New York's Watered Down ‘Right To Repair’ Bill Goes Live Lily Polanco / New.blicio.us : Google Throws Support Behind Right to Repair Movement Brady Snyder / Android Central : Google supports right-to-repair bill but has some advice for lawmakers Thomas Claburn / The Register : What to make of Google backing Right-to-Repair in Oregon? ‘It gives me hope’ Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider : New York's weak right to repair bill is now in effect, and changes almost nothing Brian Heater / TechCrunch : Google pens letter in support of Oregon right to repair legislation Michael Kan / PCMag : In a First, Google Lobbies to Pass Right-to-Repair Law Will Shanklin / Engadget : Google claims to ‘reaffirm’ Right to Repair support three years after lobbying against it Thurrott : Google Supports Right to Repair, Hits at Apple's Parts Pairing Tactics Jay Peters / The Verge : Google supports Oregon's Right to Repair bill.The company “reaffirm”-ed its support for the bill, SB 542, and released a white paper about its “approach to repair … Threads: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Google formally supporting Right To Repair is great. Even better is they are attacking parts pairing where companies like Apple & John Deere use software DRM to force customers to only use their stores first repairs. More Apple shenanigans being exposed to regulators which harm consumers while enriching their bottom line. X: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Google formally supporting Right To Repair is great. Even better is they are attacking parts pairing where companies like Apple & John Deere use software DRM to force customers to only use their stores first repairs. More Apple shenanigans being exposed. https://www.404media.co/... Jason Koebler / @jason_koebler : BREAKING: Google formally endorses right to repair and is set to lobby to pass a strong right to repair law in Oregon. Says parts pairing (done by Apple) should be illegal https://www.404media.co/... LinkedIn: Kyle Wiens : Today is a big day: Google is formally starting to support Right to Repair legislation. — I'm in Salem, Oregon testifying in a few minutes along … Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Google Formally Endorses Right To Repair, Will Lobby To Pass Repair Laws