Adam Kos US President Joe Biden plans to submit a proposal to the US Federal Trade Commission to create new regulations on repair rules that would affect all technology companies, including Apple, of course. And quite forcefully. He wants to prevent companies from dictating where consumers can get their devices repaired and where they can't.
The new rules would prevent manufacturers from limiting users' options for where they can get their devices repaired. That is, in the case of Apple at him, APR stores or other services authorized by him. So, it would mean that you could get your iPhone, iPad, Mac and any other device repaired at any independent repair shops or even by yourself without cutting back on the features and capabilities of the device as a result. At the same time, Apple would give you all the necessary information.
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Historically, several US states have proposed some kind of amendment determining repair legislation, but Apple has constantly lobbied against it. He claims that allowing independent repair shops to work on Apple devices without proper supervision would lead to problems with security, safety and product quality. But this is perhaps an odd idea of his, because part of the regulation would also be the release of the necessary manuals for the repair of all products.
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As the first voices related to the new repair regulation began to spread, Apple (preemptively and largely alibisically) launched a worldwide independent repair program, which is designed to provide original parts, necessary tools, repair manuals to repair shops that are not certified by the company and diagnostics to perform warranty repairs on Apple devices. But most complained that the program itself is too limited in that while the service may not be certified, the technician performing the repair is (which is nevertheless available as part of the free program).
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Biden is expected to present his proposal in the coming days, as White House economic adviser Brian Deese already talked about it on Friday, July 2. He said it was supposed to spur "more competition in the economy" as well as lower repair prices for American families. However, the situation does not necessarily concern only the USA, because even in Europe dealt with this already in November of last year, albeit in a slightly different way, by displaying the repairability score on the product packaging.
