[simion314]

You can't blame the IP laws for the fact that Apple is bullying people that fix and refurbish Apple products, hopefully there will be laws around the world to require electronics manufacturers to supply parts similar and repair schematics similar as for cars.

I do not see other manufacturers doing same as Apple, so it is FALSE that laws are the ones causing Apple to behaive like this, that would mean that all the rest are operating illegally and let the users open and repair the products, some of them even DARE to sell the parts.

[oneplane]

I do see other manufacturers do it, and I do see even non-hardware manufacturers do it, hell, even Sony did it with a bunch of hackers that reverse engineered the PS3 and PS4 to run their own software -- and they weren't running a business off of it.

Also, I'm not blaming IP laws, luckily, we don't have the USA IP laws in the rest of the world.

I think most of the pitchforking at Apple is just happening because it's an easy target, not because it's a good example or the first step to fix a structural problem. That USA bill for the right to repair (or was it a state? or county? who knows...), that's the right kind of thing.

Also, have you ever tried to get spare parts from Microsoft for your Xbox, or schematics? Or perhaps for your PlayStation? It's not new or different what Apple does, and it's not going to fix anything by picking the easy target.

[simion314]

My point was not that the Apple is the only or the biggest offender, my initial comment was about excusing Apple and blaming the laws or the layers, Apple has no excuse,also MS,Sony or Tesla are on the offenders list.

Again my point is that there is no excuse for Apple, some parts can be replaced, Apple should sell me parts(like car manufacturers have to provide parts) and I should have the right to replace or fix the parts or give it to a third party to repair.

I agree the world needs laws similar that there are for cars in some countries to prevent abuse.