Episode 53 - What’s next... for the Right to Repair?

Anyone who knows me personally is aware of a few things… I love my gadgets, I tend to talk too much, and I drop things… a lot 

I wouldn’t say I’m clumsy by nature, per se, I just only have one speed and that speed usually lends itself to very costly slabs of metal and glass being turned into temporary frisbees until gravity steps in and does what it does best…

Now, based on the number of quarter-inch thick cases I see on virtually every piece of consumer electronics “out in the wild” I get the impression I’m not alone. You get out of the car, and your phone takes a tumble. You plug in your laptop and that’s when the dog runs by and you really wish you had MagSafe. Or… not saying this has happened to me… but you’re 100% sure that shelf can support a TV because you definitely remembered the drywall anchors, right?

So what does all of this mayhem and potential destruction add up to? Devices that at best have some bumps and bruises from the journey, but often enough things do just break. And with the ever-growing importance they have in our daily lives, when they do break we want to fix them! 

The question coming more and more into focus both in the industry and frankly beyond is this then… when it comes time to fix it, who should be able to do it, how much should it cost, and (sadly) should it even be possible? Set down that screwdriver, secure your OtterBox Defender, and lets talk through what’s next for the Right to Repair…