I'm supportive of the right to repair in every sense, but even the strongest right to repair laws would not have helped improve the outcome in this case.
The strongest right to repair law would probably require detailed schematics, BOMs, and (sufficiently detailed) manufacturing steps being available for all the parts.
That would enable people to organise getting replacements manufactured themselves. :)
I love that future, but that's not right to repair. It's simply not what that means. You can want open source manufacturing, and you can want that legally mandated, but not having manufacturing steps doesn't take away your right to repair something you own.
That would enable people to organise getting replacements manufactured themselves. :)