EU Right to Repair Law

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(03-02-2021 10:09 PM)StephenG1CMZ Wrote:  Apparently the EU Right to Repair Law comes into effect today. Consumers should expect to be able to repair consumer goods such as refrigerators for a decade.

The newspaper I read focused on hardware nuts and bolts, so I am not sure if firmware or software is affected - or calculators rather than "white goods".

Of course, since the uk has now left the EU, the legislation doesn't directly apply here anyway.

It will be interesting to see if it has any effect.

I'm sure companies like Apple are worried. You can't get much harder to repair than an iPad or other tablet.