How Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon are lobbying to kill “right to repair” bills, with half of all bills in 27 US states already voted down or dismissed
Justin Millman has always fixed things. He tinkered with gadgets growing up before opening a repair shop in Westbury …
Bloomberg Mark Bergen
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Discussion
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@chafkin
Max Chafkin
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ever wonder why its costs $400 to fix an iphone? https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...
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@josheidelson
Josh Eidelson
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“They're not looking for a compromise. They're looking for, ‘Leave us alone. Stop this. Go away.’” https://www.bloomberg.com/... @mhbergen
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@kwiens
Kyle Wiens
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Major story in Bloomberg today detailing how Apple, Google, and Microsoft lobbyists have defeated common sense repair laws https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@patriciafahy109
Assemblymember Patricia Fahy
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🗞️🚨 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/ ...
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@kevin_oreilly7
Kevin O'Reilly
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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/…
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@mhbergen
Mark Bergen
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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/...
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@mhbergen
Mark Bergen
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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/...
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@mhbergen
Mark Bergen
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New from me: how big tech has wielded power in statehouses to help kill consumer right-to-repair bills. https://www.bloomberg.com/...