What Apple’s New Repair Store Means for the Right-to-Repair

<p>Apple recently <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkpbgy/apple-will-tell-you-how-to-fix-iphones-sell-parts-to-the-general-public" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">announced a plan</a> to sell customers manuals and parts that will let them fix their own iPhone 12s and 13s. It’s a huge win for the right to repair, but what are the specifics of the plan and what does it mean for the future of the repair movement in America?</p><p><br></p><p>This week on Cyber, Matthew Gault and Motherboard editor-in-chief Jason Koebler sat down with heavyweights of the right-to-repair movement to answer that question. This conversation between iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens, Repair.org’s Gay Gordon-Byrne, and U.S. PIRG’s Nathan Proctor covers everything from John Deere tractors to lies Apple tells when it’s lobbying against the right-to-repair.</p><p><br></p><p>A non-comprehensive list of the Motherboard reporting mentioned in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3vavw/half-the-country-is-now-considering-right-to-repair-laws" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Half the Country Is Now Considering Right to Repair Laws</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/k78xbn/ftc-formally-adopts-right-to-repair-platform" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FTC Formally Adopts Right to Repair Platform</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/nz85y7/apple-is-lobbying-against-your-right-to-repair-iphones-new-york-state-records-confirm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Is Lobbying Against Your Right to Repair iPhones, New York State Records Confirm</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/wjvdb4/apple-is-telling-lawmakers-people-will-hurt-themselves-if-they-try-to-fix-iphones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Is Telling Lawmakers People Will Hurt Themselves if They Try to Fix iPhones</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/xykkkd/why-american-farmers-are-hacking-their-tractors-wi