[greyfox]

I watched a right to repair video that suggested that if/when a right to repair law gets signed in the United States that it will cause OEMs to provide repair parts/manuals for not only that state but the rest of the country as well because it would be infeasible to maintain two separate "lines" for the same device.

Does anyone know if this holds true between continents such as Europe and America as well? IE: Because OEMs have right to repair laws in Europe they may just go ahead and furnish America with them as well so they dont have to maintain two separate product lines?

[creaturemachine]

That works for macbooks where there's no difference other than a keyboard, but appliances are already quite different between NA and EU. Voltage and frequency are a big one since AC motors have to be built specifically for it. There's also differences in consumer preferences. You'll never get far selling 24" cooktops and kitchen cabinet washing machines in America.

[greyfox]

well do you think that perhaps, setting the voltage and other continental variance requirements aside, that repair manuals for products released in EU will coinside (somewhat) for products in the USA? This could potentially be a game changer for USA repair enthusiasts as we will have SOME form of foundational documentaion to go on when attempting a repair (or at least i hope)

And on a side note: Funny how tractors and agricultural equipment were stricken from USA's right to repair and intellectual property laws.