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New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act tak (www.nporadio1.nl)
submitted 2 months ago* by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers 
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
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[–] -3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Strange that 73 other people, 30+ of who downvoted long after I added the proof, think that ifixit are wrong.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Personally I downvoted you because you completely forgive/forget the older devices from Apple.

    They had sold approximately 2.2 billions of impossible to repair devices before they kind of changed course with the iPhone 14 line.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago*

    But those devices don’t have to meet these laws, so they’re irrelevant.

    I also didn’t say they have always been great, I said they’ve been at the forefront for years, which is true. Their recent phones are easier to repair than almost any other phones on the market.

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