"Tim+" wrote in message
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Jeff Layman wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56340077

Will this make any practical difference? If an SMD integrated circuit
goes wrong in a TV, will making the SMD itself available make the TV
"more repairable"? How much will it cost? How much would the complete
circuit board with SMD already fitted cost? Isn't the latter what's done
at present? It seems to me the manufacturers will just charge what they
see fit for the replacement part, no doubt with an exorbitant P&P to
cover "administrative costs".

On the down side I think it might just put prices up and stifle innovation

I doubt it given that most is made in China now.

but on the up side, it could lead to products designed around
more €œgeneric€� components rather than custom ones.

I doubt that too and that would certainly stifle innovation.

This would reduce the cost of providing a spares service.

But would make it a lot harder to stand out from the competition.