Highlights the importance of right-to-repair.
“The US military is a major force for manufacturers to contend with — and Warren hopes that adopting repairability rules will have a ripple effect far outside it. “The Army’s commitment to right to repair shows other industries that they can do the same,” Warren says. “If it can happen here, it can happen in farm equipment, farmers, washing machines, consumer electronics… and every place else that big manufacturers have tried to take two bites at the apple: the initial price and another bite at the consumer to cover subsequent repairs.”l
#righttorepair #army #us #repairs #manufacture #tech #news
https://www.theverge.com/news/668414/army-right-to-repair-elizabeth-warren
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