- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- world@quokk.au
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- world@quokk.au
The products covered by the obligation to repair currently include:
- washing machines and washer-dryers
- dishwashers
- refrigerators
- electronic displays
- welding equipment
- servers and data storage products
- mobile phones, cordless phones and tablets
- tumble dryers
- e-bikes and e-scooters batteries (from 18 February 2027)
- local space heaters
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Make it legal to jailbreak and reverse-engineer American tech, then I’ll be excited.
“In force” sound like an odd translation for “In Kraft”
I think “In effect” sounds more natural to me. Can a native english speaker chime in? I am genuinly curious here.
In force is quite common in standard English, as is in effect, though the two can have different meaning.
See:
So drums in washing machines have to stop being sealed where you can’t even access the bearings?
Doubt it.
It’s probably only about availability of parts which isn’t the real problem: prices will still be a nightmare and parts will still be highly specific so third parties don’t bother making any.
Even parts is kind of a problem though. I had an expensive appliance break and the service guys told me that the part I needed wasn’t available anymore.
So forcing companies to keep spare parts a number of years after the product goes out of service should be law. Cheap things 1-3 years, expensive things 15-20 years. Or force them to open source the full specs so that 3rd parties can make the part.
