Probably the worst problem it’s not about physical repair but about software programmed obsolescence… and it’s not about the govt but about greedy corps which want to sell you a phone per year.
Maybe the govt should make them extend the software support for at least 5 years or something. But I believe they wouldn’t at the end they take advantage of it, more sells more money for the govt.
Google already offers 7 years
If you want this, the market offered you solutions. I have a phone from 2019 that’s too slow, I would not want to use it in 2016 so I wouldn’t need 7 years of updates. They should not be forced on vendors who release budget phones
While Apple has many issues, their support of older phones is really good. You can replace the battery once and still use the same phone for at least 5-6 years.
My current phone is 4.5 years old and still going strong, with latest software versions.
Not bad at all, let’s hope they don’t do anything to deliberately make you have to buy new equipment.
It’s been like this for a very long time, but you gotta hate somewhere I guess
Like, say, slow down an older phone so one has to buy a new faster phone? Source
Needed to add price gouging for parts into the bill as well
Outlawing Product Pairing
Proctor called the legislation “the best bill yet” because it goes a step further than other state’s right to repair laws by calling out and making illegal “product pairing,” in which onboard software makes it impossible to install parts that aren’t from the manufacturer.
Product pairing has become a favorite way for companies to make sure that products they sell are repaired only by them, and it’s not covered in any of the other state’s right to repair laws. Apple relies on product pairing extensively. iPhone owners, for instance, generally can’t replace any parts unless the phone can determine that the replacement is a genuine Apple replacement part. This led Apple, which has supported right to repair legislation in other states, to lobby against Oregon’s bill.
“We remain very concerned about the risk to consumers imposed by the broad parts-pairing restrictions in this bill,” Apple’s principal secure repair architect, John Perry, said in February at a legislative hearing.
“An iPhone contains its owner’s important personal data including financial, health, and location information, and this bill introduces the possibility that Apple would be required to allow unknown, non-secure third-party Face ID or Touch ID modules to unlock that personal information,” Apple said in a statement on March 4. “We will continue to support repair legislation, but strongly believe this bill does not offer the consumer protections Oregonians deserve.”
That’s all horse-hockey, of course, and basically a way for Apple to publicly support right to repair while denying it to its customers, as noted by iFixit,>
Yeah, it’s in the name is “security”. As if a third party camera or back cover is going to break into the OS, harvest super important user data, and then somehow find some way to transmit it back to headquarters.
You know, or they just want to make money off of selling parts at 200% profit instead of Apples 500%.
The idea that this is somehow a security risk is a giant steamy pile of bullshit to keep people buying their garbage.
this bill introduces the possibility that Apple would be required
I’m sorry, are they under the impression that they still own the phone once you buy it?
My computer contains much more important information than my phone and there certainly isn’t any parts pairing BS there. I would never trust any biometric authentication alone for securing sensitive information. It’s good to use in addition to a secure password though.
Absolutely! Biometrics are at best a username, not a password.
They should at least allow some type of registration system for the parts if they don’t allow existing pairing implementations.
A registration system where only registered parts are allowed, so no clean room (software engineering) third-party manufacturing? Every single part has to be registered with the original device manufacturer? This seems like a detour around right to repair.
So the bill has balls and teeth?! Impressive.
Like Deadpool’s nether regions.
I’m staring at “Coh-Jones” for a good minute feeling really confused. Now I just feel really dumb. 🥜
Did OP edit the title cause it’s correct now with “cojones” which refers to the co-Jones Brothers who had a lot of balls and took risks with their business ventures in 1892.
The term “cojones” originates from the Spanish word “cojón,” which literally means “testicle.” Its use as slang for courage or bravery likely comes from the association of masculinity with these traits, a concept that is prevalent in many cultures. This connection between physical attributes and perceived psychological or moral qualities is common across languages. The exact historical origin point or the first use of “cojones” in this context is difficult to pinpoint, as slang terms often evolve in spoken language before they are recorded in written texts.
In Spanish, “cojones” is a plural noun, and its adaptation into other languages, including English, retains its plural form and its informal, often vulgar connotation. The word’s use to signify courage or boldness reflects a broader metaphorical trend where physical attributes are used to symbolize character traits.
