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Repairable Devices Shift Focus To Software Support
Could software be a barrier to longer-lasting devices? Plus, Massachusetts starts enforcing expanded auto repair law. And: electronics repair law moves…
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Bosch: “We Don’t Support Self Service”
Lots of manufacturers dance around the question of customers fixing their own stuff. Not Bosch, which refuses to issue service manuals and tells…
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Paul Roberts
Powerful Forces Are Eroding Ownership
Nathan Proctor at PIRG says right to repair laws are necessary to reclaim control our our stuff. Plus, Minnesota Governor signs the nation's strongest…
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Citing Danger of “Ink Spills” Epson Programs End of Life for Some Printers
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Activation locks send working Macbooks to the trash- Week in Repair
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Tesla is a Vocal Opponent of the Right to Repair. Now we know why.
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Tool libraries are about repairing communities
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EP 11 | Building Community Through Repair with Ollee Means
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With Governor’s Signature, Minnesota Gives Residents A Right to Repair
Signed into law by Governor Tim Walz on Wednesday, the Digital Fair Repair Act is the second broad, consumer right to repair law in the U.S., after New…
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French Authorities Investigate Apple Part Pairing as Deceptive Business Practices
French authorities are investigating Apple’s use of part pairing as a possible deceptive business practice. Also: Logitech announces deal to make parts…
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Jack Monahan
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Paul Roberts
Are Bicycles Becoming Less Sustainable?
Simpler bike designs and materials are better for the environment. Plus: FairPhone maker releases high end headphones. Also: Consumer Reports weighs in…
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Microsoft backed a repair bill in Washington State. It died anyway.
Microsoft has finally come around on the right to repair in Washington state. Study finds older phones are easier repair. Also: farmer FOMO in Wyoming…
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Jack Monahan
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Paul Roberts
Colorado Farmers Win Their Right To Repair: Week in Repair
Governor Jared Polis signed the nation's first ever right to repair agricultural equipment. Plus: Antitrust ruling favors Apple's control over its…
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Jack Monahan
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Paul Roberts
Ep 14: Willie Cade’s Mission To Save John Deere From Itself
Listen now | Host Paul Roberts speaks with Willie Cade, the grandson of legendary inventor (and John Deere board member) Theo Brown about his years-long…
Chromebook Churn could sink school budgets (and the planet)
The COVID pandemic put a Chromebook in the hands of almost every student. Three years later, they’re nearing the end of their support life, threatening…
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Fight to Repair
Fight to Repair
Weekly dispatches from the front lines of the global fight for the right to repair. Written and curated by Paul Roberts, the founder of SecuRepairs.org and Editor at The Security Ledger, and Jack Monahan.
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