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New EU law requires devices to be repairable - Every phone, television or washing machine you buy in Europe must be easier to repair starting tomorrow. That’s when the European Right to Repair Act tak (www.nporadio1.nl)
submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by inari@piefed.zip to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:

  • washing machines and washer-dryers
  • dishwashers
  • refrigerators
  • electronic displays
  • welding equipment
  • servers and data storage products
  • mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
  • tumble dryers 
  • e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
  • local space heaters
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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 4 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Why have a list?
Just make everything repairable.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Some items, to safely repair, need a degree and training

Such as microwaves, which if you fuck up, you've either made a bomb or a radiation leak

[–] Bluewing@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Because not everything can be repairable. Design and manufacture often require choices to be made. And you seldom get all of the things you want.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 1 points 11 hours ago

Why don't we let the trillion dollar company figure out how to do everything?

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Because they were paid a lot of money to exclude certain products.