• Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Though there’s a carve-out for game consoles.

    That carve out is so blatant, and so obvious, that I’m surprised that actually exists.

    It really puts a negative light on the politicians who wrote the law for all of the voters to see.

    I really hope there’s some investigative reporting as to who wrote the law, and who wrote that clause, so we can identify them easier in the next election cycle.

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      1 year ago

      Apple: our iPhone is now a game console which happens to be usable as phone

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        1 year ago

        iPhones have “parts pairing” (DRM in their parts). This right to repair laws is toothless against Apple. You still don’t have the right to repair any Apple device because you’d have to get around parts pairing and the DMCA (which is federal law, overrides state law).

        There was a reason that Apple backed this law, because it will applies to everyone but them.