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how much a broken thing wants to live versus wants you to buy a new one.
means the degree to which a product can be fixed, rather than replaced, when it breaks.
from the concept trails back to postwar consumer goods, but the word got teeth in the 2010s, when smartphone glue and soldered batteries turned tinkerers into activists demanding a right to repair.
legal movementeu now requires repairability scores on some appliances
score systemfrance rates phones 1 to 10 for fixability
industry pushbackmanufacturers once voided warranties for third party repairs
farmer revoltjohn deere tractors sparked a right to repair lawsuit
for instance
fairphone — dutch phone with user swappable battery and modules, since 2013
framework laptop — 2021 laptop sold with a screwdriver and repair guide
ifixit — tears down every new iphone to score its fixability publicly
eu ecodesign rules — 2021 law mandates spare parts for appliances up to 10 years