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Australia's Department of Home Affairs and the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment also think a labelling scheme to help consumers better understand the life of a product is a good idea.
IGEA, AMTA, and John Deere argue changes to improve right to repair would cause confusion, expose consumers to potential harm, and hurt innovation.
Repair.org said it is concerning that it is no longer possible to avoid repair monopolies.
The Federal Trade Commission has unanimously agreed to adopt a policy statement that will target illegal repair restrictions.
Interactive claims that enterprises are being forced to enter into direct maintenance services contracts with tech manufacturers to be able to access firmware updates.
Keeping an IT product running for longer will deliver the highest possible value while also reduce e-waste, TCO Development says.
iFixit chief Kyle Wiens claims Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are monopolising the supply chain and designing products to prevent users from being able to easily repair them.
The DTA said it will re-open the application process for the hardware marketplace annually.
The Productivity Commission said it is investigating whether to follow in the footsteps of France where a labelling system exists to help consumers better understand the life of a product.
The Woz says being able to openly tinker with electronics as a young engineer was what helped him start Apple.