• lyralycan@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    Ah the good old days, before the majority of America bought Apple tech and incentivised other manufacturers to follow the practice of walled gardens, intentional malware and monetised tech lifespans. Thanks to the EU regulators’ constant defense against corporations, it’s possible that charging for repairs within the first 10 years, either at a specialist centre or via manufacturer-specific tools, might just be put under ‘hidden fees’ or ‘false advertisement’. With the help of the EU we retain some semblance of owning the product we purchased

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      2 days ago

      There was a time when Apple hardware was extremely repairable and upgradeable. Then Jonny Ives ruined everything. His legacy is one of terrible pollution that will cause problems for generations to come.