On Thursday, February 2, 2017 at 2:11:07 PM UTC-5, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
This might be of interest. A farmers group is leading a movement to
require manufacturers to supply service information, parts, etc. So,
far, legeslation has been introduced in 6 states. Kansas, Mass,
Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, and Wyoming so far. I don't know much
more than what I've read about it:
https://repair.org
http://modernfarmer.com/2016/07/right-to-repair/
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/farmers-right-to-repair
http://ifixit.org/right

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I think it will ultimately die out. It's a great idea, but manufacturers will say it's a safety issue or a proprietary issue.

In any case, it won't affect lower cost electronics. That will never happen.