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> Apple have the right approach ...

Planned obsolescence through SoCs with no literature for system developers, soldered CPU, RAM, SSDs etc. and possible part-pairing on laptops and desktops was pioneered by Apple. I'd even go far as to say that the whole Right to Repair movement is an anti-Apple movement triggered by their hostility to consumer rights.

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I think the planned obsolescence thing may not have any legs. My mother has a 9 year old Apple SoC in her pocket which is still getting software updates...

As for all the other things the claims are usable in both directions.

They're still dicks though!

Yeah. No. My mothers Macbook's display connector came loose after 3 years. No plausible way to fix it because the display cable is hidden under all the other components. Anecdotes aren't the best, but there ARE reasons Apple got this reputation.

Is your problem it couldn't be fixed or that you needed Apple to fix it?

You are forgetting John Deere’s contributions to these anti consumer practices

You are right. American farmers certainly deserve a lot of credit for advancing the Right to Repair movement in the US.