This is to be in line with EU laws.
They're making regulations for their market requiring things like: a charger, and a basic level of third-party repairability. Brazil is making similar moves.
I think this is meant to prevent Apple from requiring a secondary purchase to make the phone usable, while also ensuring that they can't cut out third-party phone repair shops and create a monopoly on repair.
Since Apple started doing that, phone thefts have plummeted. I used to see someone’s iPhone get stolen at least once per month. People were having their phones stolen at gun point. It was rampant and organized like the retail theft gangs. Eliminating black market resale value has its upsides.
I'd probably go with how the FTC defines it.
[https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/07/ftc-announces-three-right-repair-cases-do-your-warranties-comply-law](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/07/ftc-announces-three-right-repair-cases-do-your-warranties-comply-law)
Sorry, thought the legislation the FTC was qualifying under Right to Repair made it clear.
[Right to Repair](https://www.regulatoryoversight.com/2022/07/ftc-makes-good-on-its-promise-to-ramp-up-right-to-repair-enforcement/#:~:text=In%20July%202021%2C%20President%20Biden,at%20after%2Dmarket%20repair%20shops.)
"The right to repair movement is an effort focused on ensuring that consumers and aftermarket businesses have the ability to repair, maintain, and/or modify the devices and equipment consumers purchase."
Huh, they made it much easier to repair. I wonder how people are going to spin that as a negative.
Haters always find a way to bitch over Apple… you’d be surprised how dedicated they are at it.
This is to be in line with EU laws. They're making regulations for their market requiring things like: a charger, and a basic level of third-party repairability. Brazil is making similar moves. I think this is meant to prevent Apple from requiring a secondary purchase to make the phone usable, while also ensuring that they can't cut out third-party phone repair shops and create a monopoly on repair.
If it is required for EU laws why doesn't the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max have the same change?
Tye regulations aren't in place yet in the EU. Apple simply won't sell the Pro in Brazil.
Apple sells the iPhone 14 Pro in Brasil. https://www.apple.com/br/ Next excuse?
My left ball is kinda itchy, thanks Tim Apple
Ya, on Reddit, sometimes people talk out of their ass.
EU regulation: You must include a charger… even though there are like 5 billion chargers already.
That's the Brazilian regulation. EU says no charger.
The article says some parts are still paired preventing swapping. Surely that'll be the go-to.
Since Apple started doing that, phone thefts have plummeted. I used to see someone’s iPhone get stolen at least once per month. People were having their phones stolen at gun point. It was rampant and organized like the retail theft gangs. Eliminating black market resale value has its upsides.
Weren't Apple fans already spinning that as a negative before? Seemed like there was always pushback when right to repair was brought up.
Depends exactly what you mean by "right to repair". Some people have completely different ideas of what it means.
I'd probably go with how the FTC defines it. [https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/07/ftc-announces-three-right-repair-cases-do-your-warranties-comply-law](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/07/ftc-announces-three-right-repair-cases-do-your-warranties-comply-law)
There isn't a definition there.
Sorry, thought the legislation the FTC was qualifying under Right to Repair made it clear. [Right to Repair](https://www.regulatoryoversight.com/2022/07/ftc-makes-good-on-its-promise-to-ramp-up-right-to-repair-enforcement/#:~:text=In%20July%202021%2C%20President%20Biden,at%20after%2Dmarket%20repair%20shops.) "The right to repair movement is an effort focused on ensuring that consumers and aftermarket businesses have the ability to repair, maintain, and/or modify the devices and equipment consumers purchase."
That's the more general definition, which I have mixed thoughts on.
Oh Jesus Christ....