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iFixit & Samsung Break Up: What You Need to Know
What This Video Covers
- Why iFixit ended its repair partnership with Samsung.
- What the partnership was supposed to accomplish for people repairing Samsung devices.
- How Samsung's requirements for independent repair shops factor into the larger Right to Repair debate.
- What the breakup reveals about the difference between offering replacement parts and making devices genuinely repairable.
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iFixit announced it will no longer work with Samsung to bring consumers genuine Samsung parts and repair guides. You might think that sounds like iFixit is throwing in the towel on Right to Repair, but that's not the case at all. Especially when you find out about Samsung's restrictive repair shop contracts!
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