Generic repair software treats each job as a closed transaction. A vehicle comes in, gets fixed, and leaves. In a dealership, recon work feeds directly into inventory value. If that connection is ...

Oregon has joined the small but growing list of states that have passed right-to-repair legislation. Oregon's bill stands out for a provision that would prevent companies from requiring that official ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple stunned the world when it came out in support of California’s right-to-repair law. But software locks and ...

What just happened? Oregon governor Tina Kotek has signed into law a landmark right-to-repair bill that outlaws the controversial practice of "parts pairing" in electronic devices. The law is similar ...

Oregon’s SB 1596 is the first law to ban device manufacturers from using parts pairing to dictate what replacement components can be used. Oregon’s SB 1596 is the first law to ban device manufacturers ...

Following backlash from users and independent repair providers, Apple has made a few changes to its policies in the Self Service Repair program. As part of the change, users will be able to use ...

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