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Do you see the trend to support to repair is growing with non-Apple device smart devices makers? It wil be valuable that non-Apple makers allow repair.

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I'd say "yes," though its a qualified "yes." Other device makers like Microsoft, Samsung, etc. have embraced aspects of right to repair including designing devices (like MSFT's Surface Pro) to be more easily repairable, or contracting with organizations like iFixit to make replacement parts easily available to their customers. However, few are embracing repairability and modularity as a feature in the way that, say, the Framework laptop is. And most would like to set up some system where all replacement parts must be OEM parts ordered from OEM authorized suppliers, so...

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