what country imposes this? in the US we have repair shops everywhere for pretty much everything. service is usually horrible and cost isn't worth it, but idiots are in line at these places all the time.
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This is so important, it's great to see the issue gaining traction!
If we don't take action against the planned obsolescence crowd soon, the new Apple car probably won't have changeable tires...
We need far more than right to repair. It's a systemic issue. We need to abolish capitalism.