Apple Will Fight 'Right to Repair' Legislation

Posted by BernardSwiss on Feb 18, 2017 12:00 AM EDT
Motherboard; By Jason Koebler
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Manufacturers have lobbied hard against right to repair legislation in the past. Last year, a bill headed through the New York statehouse was killed in part due to lobbying from Apple and IBM, among other manufacturers. But nationwide, the legislation appears to have much more momentum this year as more states introduce right to repair bills. Last month, the American Farm Bureau Federation, an influential political organization representing farmers, officially endorsed right to repair legislation.

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