Your Phone Was Designed to Stop Working. The EU Just Made That Illegal. The United States Has Not. - thefirmo
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The EU Right to Repair Directive takes effect July 31, 2026. Manufacturers must offer repair at fair prices. The US has no equivalent federal law. Here is what changed.
  • Randelung@lemmy.world
    13·
    9 hours ago

    You’ve got it backwards. People getting a new phone is a consequence of planned obsolescence. It’s the literal point.