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The shareholder fight that forced Apple’s hand on repair rights

A repair tutorial from iFixit shows a user accessing the internal electronics of an iPhone
A repair tutorial from iFixit shows a user accessing the internal electronics of an iPhone | iFixit

Wednesday morning, Apple announced that the company will soon make parts and repair manuals available to the general public, reversing years of restrictive repair policies. The new policy represents a seismic shift for a company that has fought independent repair for years by restricting access to parts, manuals, and diagnostic tools, designing products that are difficult to fix, and lobbying against laws that would enshrine the right to repair.

But Apple didn’t change its policy out of the goodness of its heart. The announcement follows months of growing pressure from repair activists and regulators — and its timing seems deliberate, considering a shareholder resolution environmental advocates filed with the company in September asking...

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