flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoOregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairingarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1952arrow-down16
arrow-up1946arrow-down1external-linkOregon governor signs nation’s first right-to-repair bill that bans parts pairingarstechnica.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square100fedilink
minus-squareRedFox@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoThis isn’t necessarily the case anymore. They realized they could charge more money after all this parts pairing and proprietary stuff started. Dealerships can make more money from repairs than selling. Especially if sales margin is lower due to online competitors selling cars cheaper. This bill attacks one of the things preventing cheaper repairs and shops from helping .
This isn’t necessarily the case anymore. They realized they could charge more money after all this parts pairing and proprietary stuff started.
Dealerships can make more money from repairs than selling. Especially if sales margin is lower due to online competitors selling cars cheaper.
This bill attacks one of the things preventing cheaper repairs and shops from helping .