Microsoft has been quietly lobbying against Right to Repair legislation

xxJackxx · Apr 12, 2019

Interesting. I guess I won't be buying any Microsoft devices.
https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-has-been-quietly-lobbying-against-right-to-repair-legislation/

guest · Jun 29, 2019

Microsoft tells FTC Repair poses a Cyber Risk. It doesn’t.
[...] is arguing that repairing its devices could jeopardize the cyber security of Trusted Platform Module (TPM) security chip
June 26, 2019
https://securepairs.org/microsoft-tells-ftc-repair-poses-a-cyber-risk-it-doesnt/

Specifically, Microsoft suggests that unscrupulous independent repair technicians with access to its devices could disable the Trusted Platform Module or other security protections.
What this means for right to repair
In short: if Microsoft wants to make devices that nobody can service and repair without breaking their security model, they’re entitled to do that. They can make Surface Pros so hardened and tamper proof that merely opening them will destroy them.

What they can’t do is make devices that are repairable, and then lock out everyone but their own service technicians. In short: if its safe and possible for a Microsoft authorized technician to service a Surface Pro, then it is safe and possible for an owner of the device to do so, or an independent repair technician. Full stop.
In other words, Microsoft can’t have its repair cake and eat it too: it can’t argue that it designs hardware to be long lived and repair-able, then arbitrarily constrain the rights and ability of its own customers to service their own property, using security and safety as their argument.
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Floyd 57 · Jun 30, 2019

I mean of course, they want you to pay $$$ to their official technicians, which goes to Microsoft as well

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