Why they support it?

Because they are small niche guys, it does not touch them financially and instead it is nice totally free advertisement. So, totally pragmatic approach.

Just need to remember that most board for their notes are being designed and made by same Taiwan firms, who also own all right for them.

And idea seems to more or less work for now

And petty bourgeoisie is always the same, same errors and same stupid hopes.

Small, but fast growing, shark can't fight openly about intellectual property, just scared.

And they are doing this because.... bad people again?

Nope, it is because it is for profit capitalist companies who see enemy in everyone, including all of their customers.

Nice, something real.

(ii) unfair anticompetitive restrictions on third-party repair or self-repair of items, such as the restrictions imposed by powerful manufacturers that prevent farmers from repairing their own equipment;

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/07/09/executive-order-on-promoting-competition-in-the-american-economy/

Nice wish list that will result in nothing.

IFixit Co-Founder and CEO Kyle Wiens talked about how companies like Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are working hard to prevent their products from being repaired. They design their devices and manipulate the supply chain to limit the access of consumers and third-party service centers to the parts and tools needed to repair products such as smartphones, laptops, and more.

Vines gave specific examples of how some large tech companies have prevented users from repairing their devices themselves. For example, the German company Varta, which supplies batteries for Samsung headphones, when asked to sell a battery for self-repair, says that the contract with Samsung completely excludes this possibility.

Similar problems arise when repairing Apple products. So the MacBook Pro has a special charging controller chip that is produced by a third-party company, but no one can buy it except Apple itself. In addition, Vines said he is aware that Apple has contracted a California facility to recycle parts for its products, many of which are brand new. We are talking about unused stock of parts for devices that have ended.

He talked about one of the Microsoft laptop models, in which the battery is glued with super-strong glue, which makes it absolutely impossible to replace it. When trying to remove the battery from this device, iFixit experts completely destroyed its case.

Vines proposed requiring electronics manufacturers to introduce a repairability labeling scheme similar to those used in France and Australia.

Anything is ok, just never tell that the king is naked. Sorry, that capitalism will always repeat this things again and again. As it brings maximal profits.

The Federal Trade Commission formally pledged to take on unlawful “right to repair” restrictions in a new policy statement issued Wednesday.

Wednesday’s new right to repair policy statement commits the FTC to encouraging competition in product repair markets with “vigor,” according to Chair Lina Khan. The statement, which was approved unanimously, makes it official FTC policy for the agency to use its existing authorities to support independent repair shops and lower repair costs for consumers.

“While efforts by dominant firms to restrict repair markets are not new, changes in technology and more prevalent use of software has created fresh opportunities for companies to limit independent repair,” Khan said Wednesday. “These types of restrictions can significantly raise costs for consumers, stifle innovation, close off business opportunities for independent repair shops, create unnecessary electronic waste, delay timely repairs, and undermine resiliency.

So, let me remind you about most important foundation of capitalism:

Law is the will of the ruling class transformed into legal regulations.

So, it is nothing unlawful in that Apple is doing or Google or anyone else similar. As they are the boss, they are the ruling class and they are setting the laws.

Do not make ant FTC statements fool you, this guys will be doing same thing and much worse in 2022.