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• @chafkin Max Chafkin on x

  ever wonder why its costs $400 to fix an iphone? https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @josheidelson Josh Eidelson on x

  “They're not looking for a compromise. They're looking for, ‘Leave us alone. Stop this. Go away.’” https://www.bloomberg.com/... @mhbergen

• @kwiens Kyle Wiens on x

  Major story in Bloomberg today detailing how Apple, Google, and Microsoft lobbyists have defeated common sense repair laws https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @patriciafahy109 Assemblymember Patricia Fahy on x

  🗞️🚨 Bloomberg @business: “In early May, the @FTC released a report to Congress arguing that the current system for consumer electronics harms competition and economic development in low-income areas.” https://www.bloombergquint.com/ ...

• @kevin_oreilly7 Kevin O'Reilly on x

  Justin Millman repairs Chromebooks for schoolchildren. Because he can't buy @Google's proprietary Wifi cards, he spends $40k/month on new devices to harvest parts, keep up with demand and make sure students have the tools they need to learn remotely. 1/ https://www.bloomberg.com/…

• @mhbergen Mark Bergen on x

  Here's an example from Washington. And the bills killed this year come as tech cos have made sold millions of laptops to schools — devices that are hard/pricey to fix because of repair restrictions. https://twitter.com/...

• @mhbergen Mark Bergen on x

  Includes two of my fav quotes I've ever received: “If you really want to know who was naughty—it was Apple.” “No one asked me to stuff the bill in Jimmy Hoffa's grave.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @mhbergen Mark Bergen on x

  New from me: how big tech has wielded power in statehouses to help kill consumer right-to-repair bills. https://www.bloomberg.com/...