It'll die as all the previous ones across all states where hearing passed.

And nothing will change until people understand how capitalism works.

Ouch, so Apple really plan to fuck third party services? Really?

Motherboard obtained a copy of the contract businesses are required to sign before being admitted to Apple’s IRP Program. The contract, which has not previously been made public, sheds new light on a program

IRPs must obtain “express written acknowledgement” from customers showing they understand they are not receiving repairs from an authorized service provider.

Businesses involved in the program are also required to stay away from so-called “prohibited products.” According to the contract, these include “counterfeit Products or service parts,” as well as “products or service parts that infringe on Apple’s intellectual property.”

“If Independent Repair Provider learns or suspects that it has prohibited products in inventory,” the contract reads, “Independent Repair Provider will... notify Apple, remove prohibited product listings, and discontinue use and sales of the prohibited products.” Businesses that discover prohibited products in their inventory will also “assist Apple’s investigation of such prohibited products,” and “send prohibited products to Apple, at Independent Repair Provider’s expense, for secure destruction and recycling.”

Apple is getting broad latitude to surveil repair businesses in order to ensure their compliance with its terms.

Participating repair shops must allow Apple to audit their facilities “at any time,” including during normal business hours. According to the contract, Apple may continue conducting audits, which can involve interviewing the repair shop’s employees, for five years following termination of the contract.

The contract requires that IRPs “maintain an electronic service database and/or written documentation” of customer information to assist Apple in its investigations. According to the contract, that database must include the names, phone numbers, email addresses and physical addresses of customers.

If Apple determines that more than 2 percent of a repair business’s transactions involved “prohibited products,” it can, per the contract, force the business to pay Apple $1,000 for every transaction that occurred during the audit period, in addition to reimbursing Apple for the cost of its investigation.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qjdjnv/apples-independent-repair-program-is-invasive-to-shops-and-their-customers-contract-shows

So, Louis, it is time to turn on your brain, before declaring existence of some "good managers" inside Apple.

As you, in fact, proposed lot of small shops looking at you to make harakiri.

As part of its newly announced Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Commission, the body that drafts the EU's laws, says it will introduce right to repair legislation that will push electronics manufacturers to create products that last longer, include as many recycled materials as possible and are easier to reuse, repair and recycle.

"The linear growth model of 'take, make, use discard' has reached its limits," Virginijus Sinkevičius, the commissioner for the environment, told The Guardian. "With the growth of the world population and consumption, this linear model pushes us closer and closer to a resource crisis. The only way ahead is decoupling economic growth from extraction of primary resources and their environmental impacts."

At least last part explains why of the sudden liberal and capitalist guys started to talk about right to repairs.

They just fear to be hanging on the nearest tree.

All Again

So, it is just accident that Apple finished collecting all information right before the virus spread?

Of course not. You just never expected their plan to be so brutal and being part of larger plan.

And I just perfectly remember idea on how nice is to exclude medical equipment from this initiative because it is problematic.

It is capitalism that is problematic, and you can observe this beast eating now at full speed.

More money spent, more fails with bills

Not understanding how capitalism works and that monopolies will do to protect their profits is just staggering.

Again.. bad people are responsible.

And attempt to explain why copyright had been good. No, copyright is the reflection of private property, and should be totally eliminated if we want to go any further.

In fact copyright will be among biggest crack the society will split soon, and capitalist will defent it with all the force and weapons they'll have, so trying to defend it even slightest is horrible thing to do and means that you stand on the position of ruling class.

Apple has announced that its burgeoning independent, third-party iPhone repair program is expanding to Canada and Europe. In a statement, it said that the “industry-leading program,” which enables repair businesses to use Apple-certified parts and tools, had been a big success. Consequently, traders north of the border and across the pond can now sign up in the hope of passing Apple’s apparently stringent requirements.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/07/apple-expands-iphone-repair-services-to-hundreds-of-new-locations-across-the-us/

Slow preparations for final strike, fast and deadly.

I am sure most of the animals in video had similar nice "logical" explanations of things that are happening

Just outcome is perfectly known and it'll be sad to see Louis tears and sadness quite soon.

"Every year it gets harder and harder and harder" and every year libertarian views become more and more and more contradicting with reality around and Apple actions. But fuck reality, libertarian views are more important.

Very short time ago Louis smiled and declared that he do not care and that ARM transition does not matter. It does and now Apple is winning, not because they are stronger overall but because Louis is using totally unreliable and unscientific methods to fight.

It is time for people to judge everyone looking at the results of his actions, not on the declared nice words.

Again bad guys who not watched Louis videos made all this?

In the second beta of iOS 14.4 seeded to developers and public testers this week, MacRumors contributor Steve Moser has discovered code indicating that Apple will be introducing a new warning on iPhones that have had their camera repaired or replaced with aftermarket components rather than genuine Apple components.

The non-genuine camera message will likely direct users towards a future Apple support document emphasizing the importance of iPhone repairs being completed by authorized, trained technicians using genuine Apple parts, including Apple, Apple Authorized Service Providers, and those part of Apple's Independent Repair Provider Program.

Ouch, again bad people Louis? Or this is original plan?