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Thumbnail looks like a purple Dodge Challenger is about to drive through the window.
Apple storefront: planned obsolescence
Dodge Challenger: CA's right to repair law
IMO Apple must have found a way to literally Dodge this Challenger if they're supporting it. Wonder what concoction their legal team has drafted up?...
Based on this, it looks like an attempt to negotiate with the consumers "directly" and make it look like they are being active.
Wouldn't it be cheaper long-term to just not be assholes for once?
Basically you have the right to repair, but the only tools that will work are those you buy from apple and call-in to make sure you didn't buy them second hand.