Nilay Patel predicts that the right-to-repair movement will produce significant real-world results due to rising hardware costs.
“my prediction is the repairability push of the past several years is going to bear real fruit now.”
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disputableObservable increase in repair services, spare parts availability, or right-to-repair legislation/enforcement; measured by market data, policy changes, or industry reports over next 12-24 months.
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